>> WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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TODAY IS APRIL, 23RD, 2025.>> I'M CHOOSING THIS STAFF DOCS.
>> I'M GOING TO CALL FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> WE GOT THE FULL ATTENDANCE I THINK FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> [LAUGHTER] FAILURE IN THIS GROUP, YES.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE THE STATUS QUO FOR NOW.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING FOR THAT?>> SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> IT'S APPROVED, BUT WHAT ARE WE APPROVING?
>> WHO IS THE FIRST PERSON WHO MADE THE MOTION?
>> ZADIE, YOU WOULD SAY I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JANUARY 29TH AND MARCH 6TH.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JANUARY 9TH AND MARCH 6TH.
>> CLAY. THEN JACOB, YOU WOULD SAY, ALL IN FAVOR.
>> MOTION PASSES. BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING?
>> MINUTES ARE HELD IN PUBLIC RECORD FOREVER.
I SUBMIT THE DRAFT MINUTES TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE APPROVED, I SEND THE APPROVED MINUTES AND THEY JUST SAVE THEM FOR ETERNITY.
THEY HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY YOU ALL BEFORE THEY'RE SUBMITTED TO THE RECORD.
IDEALLY, [OVERLAPPING] THE MINUTES.
THEY'RE SEND OUT. THEY ARE HAPPY TO READ OVER AND THEN IF YOU SAID LIKE, I DIDN'T SAY AYE, AND YOU MINUTES OF APPROVAL, THEY'LL ASK THEM TO DISCUSS IT HERE FOR ANY DISCREPANCIES, YOU TALK ABOUT THEM.
>> YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT YOU AGREE WITH THESE AND THEY ARE SUBMITTED FOR RECORD.
>> NOW, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS 9 ON THE AGENDA.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
I THINK WE HAVE SOMEONE.>> DO I GET UP AND STATE MY NAME?
>> YES, MA'AM. CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME.
MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] I LIVE AT 2408 FIRST AVENUE.
I COME WITH BOTH AN ASK AND AN OFFER FOR YOU GUYS.
I'M NOT SURE IF THE YAK IS AWARE OF ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT BOOK BANNING.
HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BOTH AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY?
>> MY MOM'S THE LIBRARIAN AT SOUTHSIDE, SO SHE GETS [INAUDIBLE] ALL THAT.
>> WELL, THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THAT AS A TOPIC FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, NOT THE ONE TOMORROW, BUT THE ONE FOR MAY 8TH.
I THINK THIS POTENTIALLY, IF ANYONE FEELS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO ACTUALLY GET A YOUTH VOICE HEARD.
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN DOING THAT, MAYBE LET MARY KNOW AND I CAN LEAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION AND WE CAN SHARE THE INFORMATION.
>> YOU ARE FROM WHICH SIDE? ARE YOU REPRESENTING THE PTO OR?
I'M ACTUALLY ONE OF THE CITY COMMISSION BOARD MEMBERS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT.
I MET SOME OF YOU GUYS WHEN YOU SHOWED UP AT STORY AND SONG, SO THINKING OF WAYS TO CONTINUE TO GET THE YOUTH VOICE HEARD IN A WAY THAT BRINGS YOUR PERSPECTIVE OF WHETHER YOU ARE EITHER FOR OR AGAINST BOOK BANNING IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM.
AGAIN, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT ANYTHING FOR SCHOOL CURRICULA.
THIS IS BOOKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES OR IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AS SOMETHING THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO. THAT IS MY ASK.
IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, MAYBE MARY, CAN COORDINATE WITH YOU GUYS, AND I'LL LEAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION.
ONCE THAT'S CONFIRMED TO BE ON THE AGENDA, CAN BE SHARED WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS AND YOU CAN ALL GO.
BUT I THINK AGAIN, GIVING THE YOUTH A VOICE, PARTICULARLY AS IT PERTAINS TO WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SO THAT IS MY ASK, AND THEN MY OFFER.
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I'M HAPPY TO SIT AROUND AND SEE IF THIS IS SOMETHING AFTER YOU TALKED ABOUT YOUR NIGHT OUT CONCERT PLANNING IS, I UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU GUYS DO NEED ACCESS TO RESOURCES.I WANTED TO COME AND OFFER SUPPORT TO EITHER HELP YOU GUYS DESIGN PROJECTS OR DESIGN A GRANT PACKAGE AND SEEK FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES THAT YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING.
I UNDERSTAND FROM MARY THAT THERE'S REALLY NOT A FUND AVAILABLE WITHIN THE CITY SO MAYBE DESIGNING A PROJECT THAT GOES TO THE CITY COMMISSION DOESN'T MAKE SENSE HERE, BUT WE COULD LOOK AT GRANTS OR EVEN OTHER SOURCES OF FUND RAISING IF THERE IS SOMETHING OF INTEREST FOR YOU.
I HAVE ACTUALLY MANAGED HUGE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AND DONE GRANT WRITING FOR A LONG TIME.
THIS COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE A USEFUL SKILL FOR YOU GUYS AS WELL TO LEARN.
HOW TO DESIGN YOUR OWN PROJECT AND THEN SOLICIT FUNDING FOR IT, WHICH YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY DOING SOME OF IT WITH YOUR NIGHT OUT EVENT.
MAYBE IF YOU WANT TO TALK THROUGH WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR SECURING YOUR FUNDING OR YOUR PLANNING THERE AND THEN SEE IF THERE'S A WAY FOR ME TO POTENTIALLY HELP YOU GUYS WITH THAT.
OR IF THERE'S ANY INTEREST FOR OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT LIKE TO DESIGN, RECOGNIZING, AGAIN, WE ALL KNOW HOW SMALL THIS TOWN IS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH.
OTHER WAYS WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS.
>> WHEN WE DO WRITE THESE GRANTS, IS THERE A SPECIFIC WAY YOU WANT US TO APPLY THAT MONEY? ARE WE APPLYING IT?
GRANT WRITING AND GRANT SOLICITING.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES.
I'M ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF HELPING MR. GILBERT AND AMERICA'S YOUTH SEEK GRANTS AS WELL TO COVER THEIR OPERATIONS FOR FREE AFTER SCHOOL CARE AND SUMMER CARE.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS, WE WOULD DECIDE POTENTIALLY WHAT YOU GUYS WERE INTERESTED IN DOING AND THEN LOOK AT WHERE THAT MAY ALIGN WITH FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
EACH FUND HAS THEIR OWN CRITERIA.
USUALLY, WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS PREPARE A BRIEF APPLICATION WITH INFORMATION OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND THEN ALSO WHAT YOUR ACTIVITY IS, WHAT YOUR PLAN IS ON HOW TO DO IT, AND WHAT A BUDGET IS.
I CAN HELP YOU GUYS DESIGN THAT.
WE MAY NEED TO THEN, IF THERE'S NOT A FUND FOR THIS, PARTNER WITH ONE OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO BE THE RECIPIENT TO RUN IT FOR YOU, BUT I THINK WE COULD FIND SOMEBODY TO DO THAT IF THAT WAS NEEDED.
BUT AGAIN, I HEARD THAT YOU GUYS HAVE A NEED FOR FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO DO MORE THINGS FOR THE YOUTH AND SO THINKING OF WAYS TO POTENTIALLY ADDRESS THAT.
>> WE DO HAVE A WAY TO COLLECT FUNDS.
WE HAVE A SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR WHEN THEY RECEIVE DONATIONS.
WE HAVE A PAYPAL ACCOUNT, WE RECENTLY RECEIVED DONATIONS, SO WE ARE ABLE TO ACCEPT THEM AS A CITY ENTITY AND IT'S A TAX, EVERYTHING.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY IN THE CITY EARMARKED FOR US.
>> THEN IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHAT YOU GUYS WANTED TO DO.
SORRY, I KNOW YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
JUST TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS, THAT PROCESS CAN BE PRETTY QUICK, IT CAN BE DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TAKES US TO GET SOMETHING TOGETHER AND SUBMIT IT.
IT COULD BE A MATTER OF WEEKS OR IT COULD TAKE MONTHS FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO GO THROUGH.
YOU'RE BASICALLY PREPARING A PROGRAM THAT YOU WANT TO RUN AND FUND, AND YOU'RE PUTTING IT OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE, DIFFERENT DONORS TO FINANCE SO THAT YOU CAN DO IT.
>> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE BANNING OF THE BOOKS.
WOULD WE SPEAK ABOUT IT DID YOU SAY SOUTHSIDE OR WHERE DID YOU SAY WE'D SPEAK ABOUT IT?
>> THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, THEY MEET FREQUENTLY AND THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE MAY 8TH MEETING.
THAT IS STILL GETTING WORKED OUT, BUT I THINK AGAIN, HAVING YOUTH PARTICIPATION AND GIVING THE YOUTH PARTICULARLY A VOICE IN HOW IT DOES OR DOESN'T AFFECT YOU WOULD BE A WAY FOR YOU GUYS TO ALSO INFLUENCE DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IMPACT YOU.
>> I BELIEVE THAT MEETING'S AT 6:30.
>> I HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION SINCE YOU'RE A CODE ENFORCEMENT MEMBER, IT'S ON THE WEBSITE.
>> LET'S SAY WE DO START WRITING A GRANT WITH YOU, CAN WE APPLY THIS TO OUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT OR WOULD YOU LIKE US TO CREATE A LARGER PROJECT?
>> IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU GUYS.
WHY DON'T YOU ASK ME WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND THEN SEE WHERE YOU ARE ON YOUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT BECAUSE WE'VE ALSO SET UP A FUND RAISING PAGE,
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WHICH HAS FREE INTAKE OF FUNDING THAT WE'VE JUST SET UP FOR AMERICA'S YOUTH, SO THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS A EASIER THING TO DO FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF CROWD FUNDING.THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WHERE YOU SHARE THE LINK AND MARY COULD POTENTIALLY POST IT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF THEY WERE AMENABLE TO THAT.
YOU GUYS COULD POST IT ON YOUR FACEBOOK AND THEN THERE'S A SITE THERE.
>> DO YOU KNOW IF WE CAN MAKE IT AS GENERALIZED SAYING LIKE, WE JUST WANT TO BUDGET FOR THE YC GROUPS THAT WE'RE SEEKING A GRANT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BUDGET TO WORK WITH, OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE A SPECIFIC PROCESS?
>> FOR A GRANT, YOU WOULD NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICITY.
IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE A LOCALS, THIS IS IT, IT'S JUST STARTED, SO THERE'S NOT MUCH ON IT.
ONE SECOND. THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE'VE JUST SET UP FOR AMERICA'S YOUTH.
IT TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AMERICA'S YOUTH.
YOU CAN HAVE THE LINK OF THE WEBSITE, AND THEN EVERYONE COULD POST IT ON DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARE IT AROUND, AND THEN INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE WOULD DONATE.
THEY WOULD SEE THIS IS GOING TO FUND THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, WHICH THE BUDGET THAT YOU'RE SEEKING IS X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS, AND THAT WILL COVER A, B, C. THIS IS THE EVENT.
YOU GUYS ARE THE SPONSORS OF THAT EVENT AND DIFFERENT INFORMATION.
WE CAN FRAME IT AS SOMETHING THAT IS YOUTH-DRIVEN FOR THE COMMUNITY.
>> IS THAT NOT MORE LIKE A GOFUNDME RATHER THAN A GRANT?
>> YES. THAT IS WHAT THE GO FUNDING.
>> SHE IS GIVING BOTH OPTIONS?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE COULD PROBABLY GET YOU A GRANT.
WHEN IS THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT?
>> MAYBE. BUT THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE A BETTER IDEA FOR THAT AND THEN WE COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK AT A GRANT FOR SOMETHING ELSE THAT SEEMED TO BE OF INTEREST TO ADDRESSING THE YOUTH NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY GENERAL QUESTIONS OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO THEN TALK ABOUT WHERE YOU STAND ON YOUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AND THEN SEE IF THERE'S A WAY FOR ME TO POTENTIALLY HELP YOU GUYS FILL ANY GAPS WITH MARY.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> SEE WHERE WE STAND WITH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
WE'LL TALK OPTIONS. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OLD BUSINESS.
[6.1 National Night Out Concert.]
FIRST UP IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT CONCERT.>> I CAN PUT OUR MINUTES APPROVAL.
LAST WEEK [INAUDIBLE] WE CAN LOOK AT WHAT [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S ALREADY UNDER CONTRACT.
WE WERE APPROVED TO HAVE PARKING LOT B. DOES EVERYONE KNOW THAT PARK? BUT JOSS, DOES EVERYONE KNOW WHERE PARKING LOT B IS? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY UPDATES? ZADIE, HAVE YOU HEARD FROM TWINS?
>> NO. I'M GOING TO EMAIL THEM AGAIN, BUT MY MOM IS BEST FRIENDS WITH ONE OF THE PEOPLE IN THERE.
I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO TRY AND GET DIRECT CONTACT THROUGH RATHER THAN EMAILING.
IT WAS JUST THEIR EMAIL THAT I FOUND ON THE INTERNET.
>> DO WE HAVE A SECOND OPTION BECAUSE IF THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT, WE CAN'T GO LAST MINUTE?
>> I KNOW THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE A BAND BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TYPE OF MUSIC WE WERE LOOKING FOR SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT'S JUST THE TWO BROTHERS SO I DON'T KNOW.
I KNOW IT'S ONE OF THE BROTHERS, SO I WAS GOING TO ASK THEM, BUT LISTENING TO THEIR MUSIC, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR EXACTLY.
>> DOES ANYBODY KNOW ANY BAND? DO ANY OF YOU ALL GO TO ANY CONCERTS AROUND HERE?
>> I CAN LOOK AROUND [INAUDIBLE].
>> DO THE BROTHERS GO TO YOUR SCHOOL?
>> YOU GUYS HAVE IAN BROTHER OR? THEY'RE BROTHERS.
THEY'RE OLDER BROTHERS, HAVE FANS SO IT'S THE TWO OF THEM.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A WHOLE GROUP, OR IF IT'S JUST THE TWO OF THEM.
>> I DON'T THINK IAN'S INVOLVED THAT MUCH, BUT I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THOUGH.
>> I THINK THE IDEA WAS JUST TO HAVE TEENAGERS SO THAT IT WAS YOUR PEERS BUT EARLY THEN.
LAST YEAR, THE PERSON WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE MUSIC,
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SHE WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE LOCAL FAN SCENE, SO SHE JUST KNEW OF ALL THESE PEOPLE.I HAVE NOT HEARD OF THEM, BUT TWIN SONS HAD A GOOD FOLLOWING.
THEY WERE PLAYING AT MOCAMA, SO THEY HAVE A TEAM [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE NEED TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THEM SOON [OVERLAPPING]
>> I ALSO KNOW PEOPLE THAT PERSONALLY KNOW THEM, SO I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO AT LEAST GET IN SOME TYPE OF CONTACT WITH THEM TO AT LEAST CONFIRM AND GO FROM THERE TO FIGURE OUT, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT [OVERLAPPING].
>> WELL, WHAT ARE WE SEEKING? ARE WE SEEING CONFIRMATION OR HAVE WE NOT EVEN TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THIS EVENT?
>> WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEM. CATHY, SHE'S THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATION.
SHE WAS HERE LAST MEETING, AND SHE ALSO IS THE MOM FRIEND OF ONE OF THE KIDS OR SOMETHING.
>> BUT SHE WAS HAVING THE SAME.
I GUESS SHE REACHED OUT TO THE MOM AT SOME POINT BUT SHE WAS LIKE, LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO MAKE A HEART ASS, BUT I WAS GOING TO WAIT TO TALK TO YOU, SO I SHOULD TELL HER TO DO THAT.
>> ZACH, WOULD YOU TAKE IT ON?
>> I'M MAILING THEM? I CAN DO THAT.
I'M GOING TO PASS THAT ON TO ZACH TO GET CONFIRMATION FROM THEM.
>> WELL, I KNOW, LIKE THROUGH PEOPLE, I KNOW THEM, AND THEN, LIKE I CAN ALSO JUST TRY AND REACH OUT AS MANY WAYS AS POSSIBLE.
>> SO THERE, THE SPRING AND DENY IT, MOCAMA IS MAY 10, AND TWIN TENTHS AND PRIZLA.
[OVERLAPPING] REACHING OUT TO THEM WHEN THE FIRST CHOICE BECAUSE THEY WERE THERE LAST YEAR AND THEY BROUGHT THE CROWD AND I THINK THEY'RE YOU. IT'S GETTING CLOSER.
>> SO IF YOU MAKE CONTACT, WILL YOU [OVERLAPPING].
>> YEAH, I'LL LET YOU KNOW. AND IF YOU WANT TO STILL, LIKE OBVIOUSLY, TELL THE LADY THAT CAME LAST TIME TO STILL REACH OUT TO JUST SO WE CAN [OVERLAPPING].
>> PUBLIC WORKS AND IT'S HAPPY. I'LL TEXT HER TOO.
>> WE DID, WE HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS GO INTO THE RECYCLING EVENT [OVERLAPPING].
>> THERE'S A REALLY GOOD AMOUNT.
>> I'LL FORWARD THAT POSTER AND WHAT'S IT CALLED?
>> THE WAIVERS TO THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, REP. LIKE THE SCHOOL COORDINATOR, AND I THINK THERE'S MAYBE AROUND 15 TO 20 PEOPLE THAT WILL GO.
I JUST TEXT HER BOTH THOSE THINGS.
MAY 10, THAT'S NOT TOO FAR AWAY.
I FORCE COMES TOWARDS, WHERE NEEDS TO GO THERE.
>> WILL YOU SIT THAT IN OUR NOTES BECAUSE I'LL MAKE SURE TO GO.
BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T TO YOUR E MAILS, WE'LL TALK TO THEM DIRECTLY [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT'S WHAT I DID WITH NOEL'S CRUNCHY TACOS.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING TO OUR EVENT.
WHAT WAS THE OTHER PLACE FOR [OVERLAPPING].
>> LANSUL? SO HOW WE CONTACT LANSUL?
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET INTO CONTACT WITH THEM.
IT WAS ONE OF THE OFFICERS THAT WAS ABLE TO REACH THEM.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S ABLE TO DO THAT OR I NEED TO DO THAT, EITHER WAY IS PERFECTLY FINE.
>> WAIT, DID WE ALREADY CONFIRM [INAUDIBLE]?
>> I MEAN, IT'S TOTALLY YOUR CALL BUT I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TWO OF THE SAME.
[INAUDIBLE] ALSO DO WITH TACOS?
>> I'M NOT SURE. SO THEN LET'S STICK TO NOTES BECAUSE I ALREADY SPOKE TO THEM AND THEY CONFIRMED WITH ME WHEN I WAS SPEAKING TO THEM, THEY WERE EXCITED TO DO IT.
AND IT'S, I THINK BASED OUT OF FERN DINA BEACH, WHICH IS LANSUL.
IS IT BASED OUT OF JACKSONVILLE?
>> SO I'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THEM. AND THEN.
>> YES. AND I'M STILL IN CONTACT THEM, SO I'LL GET A SECOND CONFIRMATION, BUT I THINK THAT THEY WERE DEFINITELY WILLING TO DO IT.
THEY TOOK DOWN THE DATE AND EVERYTHING, SO OKAY.
SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO STICK TO TWO FOOD TRUCKS BECAUSE WE WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE SOME VARIETY.
SO I THINK WE'LL DO YOURS CRUNCHY TACOS.
AND THEN WOULD YOU GUYS WANT TO DO THAT HOT DOG? WHAT'S THE HOT DOG ONE OUT HERE? HOT DOG HOUSE? BECAUSE I HAD NEVER BEEN TO A FOOD TRUCK BEFORE, BUT I HAD THEIR HOT DOG, AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
>> DO WE ALSO WANT TO DO, LIKE, KONA ICE?
>> BUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THEM.
>> NO. THEY WERE [INAUDIBLE] KONA ICE THERE.
>> SO LET'S REACH OUT TO KONA ICE AS WELL.
>> BECAUSE I MEAN KONA ICE IS DEFINITE.
>> I CAN GET IN CONTACT WITH THEM.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS. I'M NOT GOING TO HELP SO.
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>> I'LL STAY IN CONTACT WITH HOT DOG HOUSE. WE WRITE THE DOCUMENT.
>> SO THEY NEED AUGUST 8, 06:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M. IS WHEN THEY NEED TO COME?
AND WE'RE NOT CHARGING. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHARGE YOU.
>> DON'T FORGET WE'RE NOT PAYING THEM.
JUST BRING UP [OVERLAPPING] CHARGING.
>> AT NO CHARGE, YOU CAN COME.
>> I'LL TRY AND GET THEM BEFORE NEXT.
>> BUT BOTH, BECAUSE THEY CAME OUT TO OUR TENNIS DISTRICTS AT NO CHARGE.
THEY JUST KNEW THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE BUSINESS SO.
JUST SELL WHEN YOU DO IT, SELL THEM ON THE IDEA, THERE'S GOING TO BE AROUND 400 PEOPLE.
>> WE'RE EXPECTING A BIG CAR [OVERLAPPING]. IT'S LIKE MY GOD.
>> THAT PEOPLE CUT WILL BE A WAY WE MAKE MONEY.
I DON'T HAVE CRAFTIER FESTIVAL, WE TOO GUARANTEE.
THERE'S GOING BE 2,000 PEOPLE.
SO THEN, WE CHARGE THAT ACCOUNT.
ONCE WE HAVE DONE THIS A LITTLE WHILE AND PROVE THAT WE CAN HAVE 500 PEOPLE, THEN WE CAN ACTUALLY CHARGE, TELL THEM GO.
>> DO YOU THINK WE'LL CHARGE THEM TO COME THE [OVERLAPPING].
>> DO YOU KNOW A LIST OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AT THE BEER FESTIVAL THAT AREN'T ASSOCIATED WITH BEER THAT HAVE TENTS?
>> YES. I MEAN, SO WE [OVERLAPPING].
>> SO WE COULD REACH OUT TO THEM, POTENTIALLY?
>> [INAUDIBLE] FOOD TRUCKS. BUT I THINK THAT THOSE CHOICES ARE GREAT. [INAUDIBLE]
LIKE THE VENDORS OR LIKE ANYTHING ELSE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS AT THE BEER FESTIVAL BECAUSE I WASN'T THERE.
>> IT WAS MOSTLY BEER, BUT THEN THEY HE A MAIN STREET MARKETPLACE WHERE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES COULD SET UP A TENT AND SELL THINGS THAT THEY WANTED.
BUT THAT WAS LIKE OF KIRK OF BEING A MEMBER OF MAIN STREET.
I THINK, I FEEL LIKE WE DECIDED.
SO WE SAID IF SOMEBODY WERE TO SPONSOR US FOR $100 THEN THEY GAVE ME INTENT.
>> AND HAVE WE POSTED ANYTHING TO FACEBOOK SINCE THEN OR ANYTHING ABOUT THIS EVENT? WE HAVEN'T THERE'S NO.
>> NOTHING. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE ME.
NOT A FLYER, LIKE WE CAN PROBABLY, DO WE HAVE PICTURES TOGETHER?
>> I CAN PUT PICTURES FROM LAST YEAR.
>> [OVERLAPPING] IS JERRE OR MIAN?
>> I WAS GOING TO HAVE THEM DO THAT.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. I HAVE NOT PUBLICIZED IT AT ALL.
I FELT I WAS, LAST WEEK WE HAD NOBODY, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ALL, GOOD TO GO.
BUT I'M READY. SO IF YOU HAVE WRITE UPS THAT YOU WANT TO SEND ME, AND THEN I CAN CREATE A FACEBOOK EVENT, BUT THAT'S NOT HOW YOU''LL REACH PEOPLE.
>> INSTAGRAM OR LIKE [OVERLAPPING]. I FEEL LIKE.
>> INSTAGRAM OR WORD OF MOUTH [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE SAID WE CAN'T HAVE A YAC INSTAGRAM.
>> YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR OWN YAC INSTAGRAM, BUT YOU CAN POST ONLINE.
>> MAYBE WE CAN PUT STUFF AROUND THE SCHOOL.
>> LIKE GET NATIONAL OR HONOR SOCIETY TO MAKE POSTERS.
>> BUT WE WOULD NEED TO DO THAT CHAT NOW, BECAUSE THIS IS BEFORE THE SCHOOL.
>> WE CAN ALSO GET IT POSTED ON THE SCHOOL'S ACCOUNTS.
I'M IN CHARGE OF THE SGA ACCOUNT.
WHICH IS IS ABOUT 1,000 FOLLOWERS.
SO WE HAVE A GOOD GROUP THERE.
>> WHY CAN'T WE HAVE AN INSTAGRAM?
>> JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T, SO WE HAVE A POLICE PAGE, A OCEAN RESCUE FIRE PAGES IN THE CITY PAGE.
BUT WE DON'T ALLOW ALL THESE OFFSHOOT CITY AND FACEBOOK PAGES.
>> BUT WHY CAN'T YOU ALL JUST LIKE, TAKE OVER THE CITIES AND THEN SHARE THAT ONTO YOUR PAGES OR SOMETHING?
>> BECAUSE YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T FOLLOW THAT. I DON'T THINK.
>> IT'S GOING TO HAVE 14,000 FOLLOWERS.
WE'RE NOT JUST GOING FOR THE [OVERLAPPING].
>> [INAUDIBLE] 14,000 NOT IN USE.
>> WE HAVE 15,000 ON FACEBOOK, WHO ARE NOT HERE.
WE HAVE WAY LESS INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS.
>> BUT WHEN WE DO THIS POST, I'LL SEND YOU PROBABLY A CHAT GPT PROMPT.
AND COULD YOU DO LIKE ALL OF OUR GROUP PICTURES? SO INCLUDING TODAY'S POLICE PICTURE AND THEN, LIKE THE ONE WITH THE REDS AND THEN JUST OUR GROUP TOGETHER, SO THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF PICTURES TO LOOK AT? SO DID YOU PUT DOWN ON THE CENTER, A DRAFT?
>> I' AM DOING [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].
>> SHE'S TAKING PAGES OUT OF LIBRARY.
WHAT CAN YOU DO IN THE INDENT AND STUFF LIKE THAT? [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER].
>> SO YOU ARE GOING TO SEND ME RIGHT HERE.
I NEVER, FACEBOOK EVENT HERE AND I'LL PUT SOMETHING TO ALL THEIR FOLLOWERS [INAUDIBLE].
>> THE THING IS GOING TO BE ASKING FOR SPONSORSHIPS, TOO, THOUGH LIKE IN.
>> OLIVIA WAS JUST SAYING THIS.
WE SHOULD TAKE A PICTURE TODAY JUST SO WE HAVE A PICTURE OF ALL OF US.
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>> BECAUSE DO WE HAVE ONE WITH ALL OF?
>> BECAUSE LAST WEEK, SOMEONE FORGOT TO TELL OLIVIA.
>> BUT THERE'S, EVERYONE GETS EMAIL THREATS SO.
>> NO, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU SENT IT TO HER.
>> NO, SHE NEVER SENT OUT THE EMAIL WITH THE.
>> ARE YOU SAYING I LIKE [OVERLAPPING].
>> ALSO, YOU NEVER SENT IT TO OLIVIA.
>> I DON'T HAVE OLIVIA ON SOCIAL MEDIA UNTIL NOW.
WHAT ELSE YOU HAVE TO DO FOR THERE ABOUT? WE NEED SPONSORS. HAS ANYBODY GOTTEN THE SPONSORSHIP?
>> NO, I'M IN CONTACT WITH THE OMNI RIGHT NOW THOUGH.
>> I JUST HAVE THE SUMMER REALLY AND SHE SAID SHE WAS IN LOVE, WE JUST NEED A SPACE TO TALK ABOUT [INAUDIBLE].
>> HAVE YOU SENT HER A FORM SAYS.
>> I DID. I THINK, SHE WANTED A PHYSICAL [NOISE] IT WAS GOING TO LIKE TRYING MAKE COPIES OF OUTLINE [OVERLAPPING].
>> IF YOU COULD, THAT WOULD LIKE HELP PROBABLY, BECAUSE I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
>> COULD YOU PURSUE THAT SPONSORSHIP THOUGH? LIKE TRY TO SEE IF YOU CAN GET IT BECAUSE WE NEED IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE NOW?
>> I FEEL LIKE WE COULD WORK WITH, LIKE, WHO COULD WE WORK WITH.
>> PROBABLY GET THE AMERICAN REGION TO DONATE SOMETHING [LAUGHTER].
>> I FEEL EVERYONE HERE [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE COULD BE RIGHT BACK [OVERLAPPING].
IN A MINUTE, CAN YOU WRITE DOWN THE POTENTIAL PEOPLE WE'RE GOING TO REACH OUT TO?
>> THE AMERICAN LEGION. [OVERLAPPING].
>> YOU HAVE OTHER AMERICAN LEGION?
>> BECAUSE SINCE WE'RE DOING BOYS' STATE,.
>> THERE'S FOUR OF US ON HERE THAT ARE GOING TO BOYS' STATE.
>> HEY, ARE YOU WRITING THIS DOWN?
>> COME UP. DID YOU THINK IT WAS MAIZE? [OVERLAPPING]
>> I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE EVERYONE ON THE BOARD OFFICIAL JOBS FROM NOW ON.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. ZACH.
LIKE WE'RE GOING TO STICK LIKE SECRETARY, AND WE'LL DO, LIKE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE NEED. LET'S MAKE HIM THAT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION AND VOTE.
>> WHAT DOES THIS MEAN THOUGH?
>> LIKE, YOU'LL BE IN CHARGE OF COMMUNICATING.
>> NO. COMMUNICATING. LET'S SEE.
LET ME FIND SOMETHING. WE'LL GET A POSITION.
>> WHAT I WOULD [OVERLAPPING] PUBLICITY, SOMEONE IN CHARGE OF PUBLICITY.
SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO CREATE A FIRE FOR THIS EVENT.
SEND IT TO ME FOR SOCIAL MEDIA.
I MEAN, YOU ALL KNOW HOW TO REACH YOUR AGE ROUTE, SO IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF ONE OF YOU ZACH WAS IN CHARGE OF.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MAKE PUBLIC RELATIONS.
>> IF YOU COULD SEND ME, LIKE, MAYBE, LIKE, THE PICTURES FROM LAST YEAR'S ONE, I COULD PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER AND MAKE IT I GUESS, LIKE BECAUSE, LIKE, A PICTURE OF, LIKE, THE CROWD FROM LAST YEAR AND STUFF. PUT THAT ALL TOGETHER.
>> I ALWAYS LOVE MY CITY CHECKUPS.
>> WELL, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ABOUT WELL, I CAN'T PLAY THE MOTION.
>> NOT TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE ZACH AS PUBLICITY.
>> PUBLIC RELATIONS TO NOMINATE ZACH AS PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
>> LIKE THIS UNDER 6.1 OR WHERE WOULD I PUT THIS CAN?
>> WHO SECONDED THEM? [OVERLAPPING]
>> SO I'LL SEND YOU THE PHOTOS, AND I'M ALSO GOING TO AIR DROP YOU ALL THE VIDEOS.
DOES KNOW WHAT THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF? SO ANYBODY ELSE? I'M SORRY, ZADIE [INAUDIBLE], OLIVIA [OVERLAPPING].
ANYBODY ELSE WHO KNOWS SOMEONE THEY'RE GOING TO REACH TALK TO FOR SPONSORSHIP.
>> ZACH, WOULD YOU WANT TO TRY WICKED DOWN?
>> I GUESS I CAN ALSO DO THAT.
>> WELL, YOU ALL CAN DO THAT TOGETHER.
>> WELL, THEY [OVERLAPPING] [NOISE] ABOUT SUNSHINE LOSS.
>> I'M JUST SAYING THEY BOTH WORKED THERE.
>> SO YOU JUST CAN'T BE LIKE TALK ABOUT.
>> DO YOU WANT I ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT NATIONAL LINEUP FOR [INAUDIBLE]?
>> WE DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR MUCH TIME SO.
>> AND THEN JUST TO CONFIRM, JACOB GOT NOEL'S CRUNCHY TACO, JACOB IS DOING HOT DOG HOUSE, AND STEPHEN IS CONTACTING. ALL NICE.
>> EVERYBODY REALLY GOT ABOUT THIS?
>> ARE WE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE PRIDE AGAIN, CORRECT?
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THEY GAVE US $100, AND THEY SAID THE TENT.I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY'S REACHED OUT AND ASKED.
>> I FEEL LIKE THAT'S MINE AS WELL. I FEEL LIKE.
>> IT'S JUST OUR ONE CONCERN WAS.
>> THAT THEY HANDED OUT CONTACTS TO.
>> SO LAST YEAR, THE EVENT WAS MORE GEARED TOWARDS TEENAGERS AND UP, AND THIS YEAR, OUR EVENT IS MORE FAMILY FRIENDLY.
SO IF YOU WERE TO APPROACH, WE WOULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNEW THAT.
>> CHRISTIAN WHO HAD CONTACT THERE LAST YEAR AND THAT'S HOW WE GO ABOUT THAT.
DO YOU HAVE CONTACT ZACH? ANYTHING ELSE FOR NATIONAL AND UP BEFORE WE MOVE ON?
>> ARE WE GO TO HAVE SPACE FOR ALL THREE FOOD TRUCKS IF THEY ALL SAY YES? I WOULD CHECK ABOUT THAT.
AND I CAN PUT TOGETHER ALSO THE MAP THAT I WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO DO.
I CAN PUT THAT TOGETHER WITH THE THREE FOOD TRUCKS AND THINGS.
>> BUT DO WE HAVE THE UPDATED SATELLITE IMAGE?
>> YEAH. I HAD IT I HAD IT PULLED UP ON THE TAX WEBSITE.
>> [BACKGROUND] I WAS GETTING ON THE VIDEOS LIKE THIS TODAY.
>> HEY, GOOD TO SEE ALL AGAIN, JEREMIAH DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
I'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF PROJECT UPDATE.
GOT A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW.
FIRST, LET'S DIVE INTO ADOLPH STREET PARKING LOT.
THEY ARE THE COMPANY THAT THEY'VE TAKEN OVER THIS PARKING LOT THERE AT MAINE BEACH.
THEY'RE THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S GOING TO BE PERFORMING THE NEXT DREDGING PROJECT.
THIS DREDGING PROJECT IS REALLY GOING TO IMPACT US OVER THE SUMMER.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL SUMMER LONG TO COMPLETE.
THIS IS RESTORATION EFFORTS RELATED TO HURRICANE NICOLE.
DO YOU REMEMBER HURRICANE NICOLE BACK IN 2022, I BELIEVE IT WAS.
WE MONITOR OUR BEACHES REGULARLY AND KEEP TRACK OF THE AMOUNT OF OUR DUNE SYSTEM, AND THAT ALLOWS US TO ENSURE THAT FEDERAL DOLLARS CAN BE USED TO RESTORE OUR BEACHES.
THIS IS A $19 MILLION PROJECT THAT'S FULLY PAID BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE SAND.
THE DOWNSIDE IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING OVER SUMMER.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER LAST TIME WE DID THIS, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE BIG PIPES RUN DOWN THE BEACH OR SAND BRIDGES, BUT THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR. THEY'RE MOBILIZING NOW.
THEY'RE GOING TO EXPECT TO BEGIN WORKING IN MAY, AND THIS WILL GO ON THROUGH NOVEMBER.
IT'S A BIT DISRUPTION, BUT IT'S WHAT ENSURES OUR BEACHES STAY HEALTHY AND GROWING, AND IT ENSURES THAT WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS, SO WE'LL TAKE THAT AND DEAL WITH THE INCONVENIENCE.
THAT PROJECT'S GET UNDERWAY SOON, AND THEY'RE GOING TO WORK IN 1,000 FOOT INCREMENTS FROM MAINE BEACH DOWN TO ABOUT SEASIDE.
WELL, I'M ON A NEW COMPUTER HERE.
>> HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD ABOUT THE PUTT-PUTT BUILDING AT MAINE BEACH?
>> NO. SO ANOTHER PROJECT IS GETTING UNDERWAY, SHE MENTIONS THE PUP PUT.
RIGHT HERE, THE OLD BUILDING, YOU ALL NOTICE, IT WAS THERE WHEN I WAS A KID AND SO IT GOES WAY BACK FOR ALL OF US IS THIS OLD BUILDING HERE.
BASICALLY IS OUR CITY'S BUILDING, AND WE HAVE A LONG TERM LEASE FOR SOMEONE TO RUN THAT ENTIRE PUTT-PUTT.
THAT BUILDING IS BEING BULLDOZED THE 28TH NEXT MONDAY.
A NEW BUILDINGS GOING IN ITS PLACE, GOT A CONTRACTOR LINED UP SHOWING TO BE A FOUR OR FIVE WEEK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
WE'RE HOPING IT'LL BE OPEN BY MEMORIAL DAY, IT'S A BIT LOFTY, BUT THAT BUILDING IS GOING TO GO AWAY.
IT'S OLD. IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE THE 60S.
LAST HURRICANE PULLED THE ROOF BACK.
IT'S LONG OVERDUE TO BE REPLACED.
WE WORKED WITH THE TENANT THAT OCCUPIES THAT BUILDING, AND IT'S A JOINT VENTURE TO REPLACE THAT BUILDING.
>> IT'S STILL GOING TO BE PUTT-PUTT?
>> A NEWER, NICER BUILDING THERE.
>> IT'S AN EXAMPLE THOUGH, I THINK OF PUBLIC PERCEPTION, AND WE KNEW THAT IF SOMEBODY SAW THAT BUILDING BEING BULLDOZED, THEY WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON SO WE PUT OUT THE INFORMATION IN ADVANCE.
NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE. LITERALLY THE ROOF IS BASICALLY STAPLED ON.
IT NEEDED TO BE DONE, BUT PEOPLE ARE VERY WORRIED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO COME IN AND BUILD THIS BIG, HUGE BUILDING THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH FAMILIES, AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE EXACT SAME SIZE, SAME BUSINESS, EVERYTHING.
JUST IN CASE YOU HEAR OTHERWISE, IT'S STILL GOING TO BE PUTT-PUTT.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME SMALL CLUB BUILDING.
>> YEAH. THERE'S SOME CONCERNS OVER, WHY ARE WE WAITING UNTIL THE SUMMER TO DO THIS OR THE SPRING? IT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR A LITTLE BIT DUE TO SOME SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE BUILDING
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AND YOU CAN'T DO ALL PROJECTS IN WHAT LITTLE BIT OF WINTER WE HAVE? YOU JUST CAN'T DO IT. IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE.WE DO A LOT OF OUR BEACH BOARDWALKS DURING THE WINTER OUTSIDE TURTLE SEASON, BUT YOU CAN'T, THIS IS FLORIDA.
IF YOU DO TOO MUCH AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING PROJECTS AROUND THE HOLIDAYS FOR? YOU SCHEDULE BEST YOU CAN, BUT NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE OUTSIDE OF WHEN THE BEACHES MIGHT BE USED.
THAT PROJECT IS GETTING UNDERWAY, I SAID MONDAY.
WE GOT PAVING TOMORROW THAT'S GETTING UNDERWAY ALONG THE REMAINDER OF FRONT'S STREET.
ALACHUA IS FILING BEING PAVED.
NEXT TIME YOU DRIVE DOWNTOWN NEXT WEEK, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO THE END OF THE LATA STREET AND DRIVE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FRONT'S STREET.
THE LATA STREET, WHICH IS DOWN HERE IS FINALLY SCHEDULED TO BE OPEN, AND THIS IS, OF COURSE, A DATED IMAGE, BUT YOU'RE AWARE THE WORK HAS BEEN GOING ON HERE.
THIS ROAD WILL NOW CARRY THROUGH TO FRONT'S STREET.
WHILE WE'RE DOWN HERE, WE'RE GOING TO PAVE PARKING LOT A.
THAT'S THIS PARKING LOT RIGHT HERE.
IT'S OVERDUE TO BE DONE, AND WE'VE ALREADY PAID THE REMAINDER OF FRONT'S STREET PARKING LOT B SO THAT'S GOING TO GET UNDERWAY.
ALSO, WHAT'S BEING DONE RIGHT NOW IS DESIGNING THE DEMOLITION OF BRETT'S.
BUT BRETT IS SCHEDULED TO BE VACATED HERE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE STRUCTURAL CONCERNS OF THIS BUILDING.
NOW A CHALLENGING PART OF BRETT'S IS THAT THE ENTIRE MARINA IS BUILT AROUND THIS RESTAURANT HERE, AS YOU CAN SEE.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE MOVED AROUND SO YOU CAN DO THAT DEMOLITION OVER WATER AND MAKE SURE THINGS DON'T FLOAT OUT INTO THE STATE WATERS.
THAT'S GOING TO DEFINITELY DISRUPT MARINA OPERATIONS, AND OF COURSE, YOU HAVE TO GET TO STATE AND FEDERAL APPROVAL WHEN YOU DO THIS.
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOU'RE TEARING IT DOWN, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO GO BACK WITH? WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AND DEVELOPING SOME CONCEPTS, PROBABLE COST BECAUSE THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE A CHEAP PROJECT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING.
THE BUILDINGS OCCUPIED AND WILL BE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE A GAME PLAN TOGETHER SO THAT WHEN THAT BUILDING IS VACATED, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN EMPTY BUILDING DOWN HERE AT THE END OF CENTER STREET.
YOU HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING.
AS SOON AS WE KNOW MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE COMMISSION WANT TO DO, WE'LL SHARE THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING, BUT FOR NOW, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON WITH BRETT.
LET ME A SIGN IN HERE. THIS ISN'T MY NORMAL COMPUTER HERE.
THEN ANYTHING ELSE UNDER THOSE THAT RADAR YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT?
>> DID YOU GUYS EVER FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE WITH THE NEW PARK NEXT TO THE WATER?
>> YEAH, IT'S MOVING ALONG. IT'S HAPPENING.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S FENCED OFF DOWN THERE, EQUIPMENT'S DOWN THERE, REGRADING EVERYTHING.
WE STILL HAVEN'T SET ON A PLAY STRUCTURE DOWN THERE FOR THE CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA, BUT THEY'RE GETTING READY TO BEGIN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MULTI USE PAVILION, 100 PLUS TREES ARE GOING TO BE PLANTED DOWN THERE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL RESTROOMS. IT'S GOING TO BE NICE. BUT YEAH, THAT PROJECT'S ABOUT A MONTH IN.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG AND IT WON'T BE DONE PROBABLY UNTIL THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE ON IT GOES THROUGH, I THINK IT IS FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR, BUT THE SHOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE HAVE UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW, AND I GET A GOOD VIEW HERE IS THE RESTORATION OF OUR LIGHTHOUSE, WHICH IS USUALLY VISIBLE HERE.
COULD IT GO AWAY? INTERESTING. OF COURSE, OUR LIGHTHOUSE IS VIEWABLE RIGHT HERE FROM ATLANTIC AVENUE.
IT'S UNDER RESTORATION RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A GRANT FUNDED PROJECT INVOLVES A WHOLE RESTORATION OF THE EXTERIOR AND THEN EVENTUAL RESTORATION OF THE INTERIOR.
WHAT MAKES OUR LIGHTHOUSE UNIQUE HERE AT FERNANDINA?
>> YOU'VE TOLD US THIS BEFORE, I FIGURED.
>> THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT REALLY MAKE IT, ACTUALLY THERE'S THREE THINGS THAT MAKES IT NOTEWORTHY AND CHECKS THE BOX FOR MAKING VERY UNIQUE LIGHTHOUSE BECAUSE OF THESE REASONS.
>> IT'S OLD. BUT A LOT OF LIGHTHOUSES ARE OLD.
ACTUALLY OLDEST OPERATING LIGHTHOUSE IN FLORIDA.
IT'S STILL FUNCTIONAL. WE CAN STILL SEE IT 50 MILES OFFSHORE.
SECOND, IT'S THE WESTERNMOST LIGHTHOUSE ON THE EASTERN SEABOARD.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE UNITED STATES, FLORIDA'S TUCKED IN HERE, SO WE'RE ON THE EAST COAST BUT THE ONE THAT'S TO THE WESTERNMOST POINT OF THE EASTERN COAST.
THIRDLY, IT'S THE ONLY LIGHTHOUSE IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAS BEEN IN TWO DIFFERENT STATES.
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THIS LIGHTHOUSE WAS ORIGINALLY IN CUMBERLAND ISLAND IN GEORGIA, IN 1820, IT WAS BUILT CUMBERLAND ISLAND AND THEN IT WAS DISASSEMBLED IN 1836, AND IT CAME OVER HERE AT FERNANDINA BEACH AND WAS RECONSTRUCTED IN 1838, AND IT HAS BEEN HERE EVER SINCE.AS A LIGHTHOUSE, IT'S BEEN IN TWO STATES IN ITS LIFE.
>> WHEN'S THE ALL FULL HOUSE COMING?
>> WHEN'S THE TRADER JOE'S COME?
>> TRADER JOE'S, WE WERE HERE NOW FOR A WHILE AT WAFFLE HOUSE.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE WAFFLE HOUSE.
I KNOW THERE THERE'S BEEN APPLICATIONS AND TALKS, BUT WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT YOU ALL KNOW THAT PUBLIX IS CLOSING?
>> IS IT BEING TORN DOWN OR THEY JUST REDOING IT?
>> IT'S A FULL TEAR DOWN. THAT'S WHY IT WILL TAKE SO LONG, BUT WHEN IT COMES BACK, YOU'LL HAVE A FULL THING LIKE A WILD LIKE, AT A SUSHI BAR, AND IT'LL BE WORTH.
THAT STORE WENT IN IN THE 70S, 80S, IT'S UP IN AGE.
THEY WANT TO GROW THE STORE, ALL THE NEW PUBLIX'S HAVE A LOT MORE UPSTAGE CAFETERIA DINING AREA AND ALL THAT SO THEY JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT BIGGER FOOTPRINT TO BRING IN ALL THE CHANGES.
IT'LL BE WORTH THE WAIT, I THINK.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OFFICIAL ON THAT SO WE'LL HOLD ON THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN FERNANDINA?
>> IS THE DEVELOPMENT NEAR AMELIA ISLAND PARK GOING TO COME? DID THAT GET APPROVED? I THOUGHT THEY GOT APPROVED OF THE CITY COMMISSION? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
>> THERE'S A NUMBER OF STEPS IN THE PROCESS.
THERE'S SOME STUFF THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OUT BY THE AIRPORT AREA, AND THEY'RE SUBMITTING THE PAPERWORK TO DO THAT, BUT NOTHING'S BEEN APPROVED YET, BUT YOU WILL SEE SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMING ON BOARD OVER THERE BY THE AIRPORT BY PARKWAY, LIKE YOU SAID.
HOW ABOUT PAID PARKING? HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? PAID PARKING MAY BE COMING TO FERNANDINA.
THE COMMISSION VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AT LEAST GOING OUT FOR PROPOSALS FOR PAID PARKING.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT, AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT VENDORS BRING TO US ABOUT BRINGING A PAID PARKING PROGRAM HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN HERE FOR FERNANDINA.
THE REASON BEING THE IDEA IS THAT RIGHT NOW ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DOWNTOWN ARE WATERFRONT, EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAW WITH BRETT, PAVING OF THE ROADS, PAVING THE PARKING LOTS, RIGHT NOW, ALL THAT IS PAID FOR BY JUST THE LOCAL SMALL POPULATION HERE IN FERNANDINA, WHEN A MAJORITY OF THOSE.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, RIGHT NOW THE POPULATION OF FERNANDINA IS ABOUT 13,900.
I DON'T THINK YOU ALL PAY TAXES YET, SO DON'T THEY.
BUT I DOUBT YOU ALL PAYING PROPERTY TAXES BUT YOUR PARENTS PROBABLY LIKELY ARE.
THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 8,000 TAXPAYERS HERE IN THE CITY, AND THEY'RE PAYING FOR EVERYTHING.
MEANWHILE, OVER A MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR COME HERE TO VISIT FERNANDINA SO THE IDEA IS THROUGH A PAID PARKING PROGRAM, THOSE THAT VISIT CAN HELP PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS, SO YOU'RE NOT CONTINUALLY RAISING TAXES ON THE LOCAL PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU SEE PAID PARKING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
ANY DESTINATION LOCATION, WHETHER STATE PARK OR DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE OR JAGS GANG, OR NIAGARA FALLS OR KEY WEST, DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH, ANY DESTINATION LOCATION, THEY GENERALLY HAVE PAID PARKING, AND THAT'S WHY, SO THAT TO TOURISTS CAN HELP PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS INSTEAD OF PUTTING IT ALL ON PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE.
IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
IT'S A BIT CONTENTIOUS, IT'S LIKE IT'S GOING TO CHANGE HOW FERNANDINA ACTS AND OPERATES AND YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE METERS, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE ALL THIS AND FORTUNATELY, TECHNOLOGY IS AT A POINT WHERE IT'S PASS THAT.
YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE A BUNCH OF COIN METERS.
IT'S ALL QR CODE ON YOUR PHONE.
YOU PAY BY PHONE. IT'S A LOT EASIER TO IMPLEMENT THAN IT'S EVER BEEN.
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE AND YOU CAN SEE WHY BECAUSE IT TIPS THE SCALE ON THE LOOK OF THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT BECOMES MORE TOURISM TYPE ENVIRONMENT.
THAT'S COMING UP AGAIN OR HAS COME UP AGAIN AND WE'LL SEE IF THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, BUT FOR NOW, WE'RE GOING OUT FOR PROPOSAL TO SAY, HEY, ALL THE PARKING MANAGEMENT COMPANIES OUT HERE, WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR US?
>> DO YOU THINK IT'S LIKELY THAT IT WOULD BE LIKE FOR EVERYBODY INCLUDING LOCALS TO PAY FOR?
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BUILT INTO THE RP TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A LOCAL DISCOUNT.
RIGHT NOW, LOCALS ARE PAYING FOR EVERYTHING.
IT'S LIKE BY MAKING THOSE THAT VISIT HERE PAY, THAT'S IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO LOCAL SO THAT TAXES DON'T CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO OFFSET THAT, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO THE CONTRACTOR THAT PROVIDES, HOW DO YOU PROVIDE ANNUAL PERMITS,
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DISCOUNT FOR LOCALS THROUGH AN ANNUAL PERMIT.LET'S SAY YOU LIVE HERE, YOU'RE A CITY RESIDENT, YOU CAN GO IN THERE, PUT IT IN YOUR LICENSE PLATE, BUY THE ANNUAL PERMIT. YOU'RE SET FOR THE YEAR.
EVERYONE ELSE THAT COMES HERE AND VISITS, THEY'LL BUY THE HOUR TIME, 2 HOURS, 4 HOURS, WHATEVER.
YOU CAN GET IT SO THAT THERE'S A REALLY BIG DISCOUNT TO BUY, INVOLVE, LIKE I SAID A YEAR AT A TIME.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF WAYS TO DO IT. THEY'RE THE EXPERTS.
WE'RE HAVING THEM BRING US A PROPOSAL, BUT WE DID PUT IN THERE.
IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE OR WORK.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE HERE ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY LIVE IN.
THERE'S NO FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT IMPACTS YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE MORE THAN YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT A NATIONAL LEVEL.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT STATE LEVEL, THAT'S ALL IN THE NEWS, BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO AFFECTING YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE IT'S YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT STAY ENGAGED. [BACKGROUND]
>> THANK YOU. YEAH, WE DON'T GET THOSE UPDATES. THIS WAS INTERESTING.
>> YES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PRESENTATION AT STORY AND SONG.
[6.2 Presentation at Story and Song.]
I HEARD THAT IT WENT REALLY WELL. [OVERLAPPING]>> I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
>> WE JUST GOT THERE AND THEY INTRODUCED US, WE GAVE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION.
THEN IT WAS JUST LIKE WE WERE JUST GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BORING STUFF AND ANSWERING THEM.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE?
>> IT WAS STEPHEN, ZACH, AND I.
>> I DON'T THINK SO. [LAUGHTER]
>> [OVERLAPPING] PROBABLY HAS RECORDED IT.
>> I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE TAKEN ONE, I'M NOT SURE.
>> WAS IT RECORDED BY ANY CHANCE?
>> THEY DID? I DIDN'T THINK THEY DID. OH, MY GOSH.
>> IS THAT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE?
>> THERE WAS ABOUT 30 PEOPLE THERE, SO I THINK [INAUDIBLE]
>> ACTUALLY, I HAVE THE MAN WHO ORIGINALLY SPOKE, I CAN ASK HIM.
>> THAT'D BE NICE. IF YOU COULD PUSH THAT OUT WITH THE EMAIL IF YOU DO GET IT BECAUSE I'D WANT TO WATCH IT OR AT LEAST GET A SCREENSHOT OF THEM SITTING UP THERE SO WE HAVE PHOTOS OF US DOING STUFF.
>> WE JUST PASSED THE MICROPHONE AROUND FOR THE QUESTIONS.
IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. IT DEFINITELY STARTED A LITTLE AWKWARD.
>> EACH QUESTION, EVERYONE HAD TO GIVE AN ANSWER.
>> WOULD WE BE OPEN TO HAVING A QUESTIONNAIRE, LIKE Q&A OR?
>> THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT IT WAS.
>> I KNOW. WOULD WE BE OPEN TO HOSTING OUR OWN THROUGH THE CITY? DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS?
>> THAT WE COULD TALK BUT INSTEAD OF IT BEING A REGULAR MEETING LIKE THIS, TALK ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS WHERE PEOPLE ARE MORE COMFORTABLE SETTING OR SOMETHING LIKE MOCAMA.
LET'S SAY LIKE YNC MEET AND GREET, Q&A, SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, I THINK IT'S THE MAY SOMETHING.
BUT YOU ALL COULD COME TO A MEETING BECAUSE THINK ABOUT WHO WAS ON THE COMMISSION.
YOU ALL COULD COME TO A COMMISSION MEETING AND TALK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON WHAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA AND SAY WE'RE DOING THIS CONCERT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SPONSORS.
BECAUSE EVERYBODY WHO'S WATCHING THE MEETING IS WATCHING. WE'LL SEE YOU.
>> WHEN IS THAT MEETING, BECAUSE I'LL MAKE SURE TO COME TO THAT. MAY 6.
>> AT 6:00 P. M. IT'S LIKE TOWARD THE BEGINNING.
GET HERE EARLY AND PUT YOURS IN FIRST AND THE CITY RESIDENTS FIRST SO YOU CAN JUST [INAUDIBLE]
>> MAY 6, I'LL BE HERE DOING IT.
IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO COME, I WILL BE ASKING FOR SPONSORSHIPS AND ADVERTISER ADVENT.
>> IT WAS JUST PEOPLE ASKING WHAT WE DID, AND THEN ALSO JUST HOW WE FELT ABOUT FERNANDINA AS YOUTH.
ONE OF THEM WAS JUST LIKE, WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR? [LAUGHTER]
>> WHAT DID YOU SAY? [LAUGHTER]
>> ONE OF THEM WAS LIKE, WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM? I THOUGHT THAT WAS [INAUDIBLE]
>> ZADIE AVOIDED SOME QUESTIONS THAT [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT WAS LIKE, PEOPLE ARE VERY CLOSED MINDED, AND SOMEBODY WAS LIKE, WHAT ARE THEY CLOSED MINDED ABOUT?
>> I WANT TO BE. CAN WE DO ANOTHER STORY AND SONG?
>> IT WAS ACTUALLY ENJOYABLE, AND THEN THEN WE GOT FREE COOKIES.
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[LAUGHTER]>> THERE ARE PLENTY OF SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES.
THERE'S [INAUDIBLE] IT'S JUST WE'LL HAVE TO GET THEM FIRST.
DO YOU HAVE SCHOOL? WHAT TIME DOES SCHOOL START?
>> 9:00, 8:55. >> BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] I BELIEVE START AT 7:30 IN THE MORNING.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPEAKING [INAUDIBLE]
>> COULD WE HOST SOMETHING AT THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHERE WE HAVE A NIGHT SPONSORED BY US, AND IT'S JUST FOOD AND IT'S MINGLE AROUND AND JUST LET'S TALK BUSINESS?
>> YEAH, IF WE GET SPONSORS [INAUDIBLE]
>> THAT'S THE CONNECTIONS OF IT.
>> THEN WE NEED SPONSORS TO GET SPONSOR.
>> THE COMMISSION WILL BE FREE OR THE ROTARY CLUB IS FREE.
THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.
>> ROTARY CLUBS PROBABLY OUR BEST OPTION.
>> I'VE BEEN LOOKING TO [INAUDIBLE]
>> THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE [OVERLAPPING]
>> ESPECIALLY WITH THE YOUTH. OUR FOUNDATION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
>> I CAN DEFINITELY GET [INAUDIBLE]
>> THE PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB WORKS [INAUDIBLE] STAIRS.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD FOR SURE.
>> COULD WE SET UP ANOTHER COLUMN WITH JULIA ROBERTS?
>> THE AIRPORT ITSELF WOULD BE FREE [INAUDIBLE]
>> THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD LOCATION FOR US TO USE. LOCAL AIRPORTS.
>> I THINK THAT OPERATION [INAUDIBLE]
>> [INAUDIBLE] ASKING WHAT ELSE WAS THAT ABOUT TO WRITE DOWN? WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ASKED ME?
>> NOW THAT SHE HAS COMPETITION.
>> NO, YOU HAVE A NEW JOB NOW.
>> I'LL WRITE TO THEM AND SEE IF THEY CAN GET A COPY BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU GUYS. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP ON A SUNDAY.
>> I HAD WORK, I TOLD YOU, AND NO ONE WOULD TAKE MY SHIFT. I WAS BEGGING.
>> HE GOES. WEDNESDAY, I GAVE YOU FIVE DAYS IN ADVANCE.
>> I DID SHOW UP THE FIRST TIME.
I SHOWED UP THE FIRST TIME TOO READY TO SPEAK BY MYSELF, AND THEY'RE LIKE, WE TRIPLE-BOOKED YOU.
>> YOU CALLED THE PERSON FROM STORY AND SOUND AND THEY'RE LIKE, YOU CAN'T COME? [LAUGHTER] THEY WERE UPSET AND SHE WAS LIKE, NO, I'M SO SORRY, I'LL WORK THIS OUT.
>> I WAS LIKE, DO YOU KNOW WHAT? I GO TO CANCEL, WE'LL HAVE SOME PEOPLE SHOW UP.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, COME ON, YOU TRIPLE-BOOKED ME.
THEY SAID, I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO SHOW UP.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME.
THEY'RE WERE LIKE, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY SHOW UP.
>> PEOPLE DON'T EXPECT TEENAGERS TO BE RESPONSIBLE, SO YOU ALL ARE DOING A LOT OF GOOD.
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. YOU'RE A GOOD REPRESENTATION.
[LAUGHTER] RIGHT NOW [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU ARE HERE. WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE]
>> THAT'S WHY I KEEP [INAUDIBLE]
>> BECAUSE THERE WAS FOUR OF US.
>> YES, IT WAS ONLY THREE. [LAUGHTER]
>> WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO VOTE ON IT.
>> IT [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S WHY WE APPROVED TWO SETS OF [INAUDIBLE] CAN I TALK ABOUT TIME CAPSULE?
[7.1 Time Capsule.]
>> WE'RE BEARING THE TIME CAPSULE A WEEK FOR TODAY, 03:15, CAN ANY OF YOU ATTEND?
>> A WEEK FROM TODAY. YOU'RE WELCOME.
SETTING A TRAIN DEPOT UP HERE.
WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL TIME CAPSULE FILLED WITH ITEMS FROM YOU ALL.
SORRY, THAT. IT'S NOT TOO LATE.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO PUT ANYTHING IN IF YOU WANT?
>> WHAT DID YOU GUYS PUT IN IT?
ZADIE BROUGHT A PERSONAL NOTE TO SLEEP.
>> WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT IN 50 YEARS.
>> NO. I PUT A CROSS BALL BECAUSE IT WAS FIRST YEAR.
>> I'M EXCITED. IN 50 YEARS OF [INAUDIBLE]
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>> YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS.
>> [OVERLAPPING] TOMORROW. BECAUSE I HAD TO WATERPROOF EVERYTHING I HAD [INAUDIBLE] IN MY OFFICE [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES, BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] I WANT TO BE PULLED OUT. THERE [INAUDIBLE]
>> ZADIE'S NOTE IS JUST LIKE A SMUG THING.
>> NO, I'LL GET SAND FROM THE [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY COOL TO PUT A NOTE IN THERE.
>> I'M GOING TO BE REAL, I DID CHATGPT IT A LITTLE BIT.
NO, THE WHOLE OVERALL IDEA IS JUST LIKE, I HOPE THAT THE CITY'S IMPROVED. [LAUGHTER]
>> CHATGPT AND A TIME CAPSULE [INAUDIBLE]
>> WELL, NO, IT'S NOT LIKE I JUST USE CHATGPT AS MY OVERALL IDEA, I WROTE IT MYSELF.
>> STEPHEN, DID YOU SUBMIT SOMETHING OR WERE YOU NOT HERE YET?
>> NO, I SUBMITTED. I PUT IN THE JAGBAR BANNER.
>> THE JAGBAR BANNER. SOMEONE DID THE COVID MASK.
>> MAYBE IT WON'T BE THE [INAUDIBLE]
>> AT THE CEREMONY, HERE'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, THE VICE MAYOR IS GOING TO READ A CONFIRMATION. I HAVE A BUNCH OF GOLD.
>> DAVID SHOVELS. HIS NAME IS DARREN, ASK YOU.
>> [INAUDIBLE] I THOUGHT HE WAS THE MAYOR.
>> BECAUSE HE WAS AVAILABLE AT 12:30, AND I ASKED PEOPLE, WHO IS MORE IMPORTANT? THE MAYOR OR YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL? BECAUSE HE WAS ONLY AVAILABLE WHILE YOU'LL WERE AT SCHOOL, AND IT WAS YOUR RESOUNDING YOU ALL WE MORE IMPORTANT.
THAT'S WHY I'M VERY HAPPY THAT YOU ALL ARE COMING.
BECAUSE, THE VICE MAYOR READING THE PROCLAMATION.
JACOB IS GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S IN IT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ EVERY SINGLE ITEM, I'LL GIVE YOU A LIST AND JUST SAY SOME EXAMPLES.
>> I'LL MAKE A SPEECH AND ADVERTISER THEIR ADVERTS.
>> WELL CHATGPT WILL MAKE THAT SPEECH.
>> THEN YOU ALL WILL BE THERE, AND I HAVE GOLD SHOVELS, AND WE'RE LITERALLY BURYING IT RIGHT THEN, I'M THERE.
>> SUCH GOOD PHOTOS. GOLD SHOVELS, THAT'S GREAT.
>> I HAS A FACEBOOK EVENT, BUT I KNOW NOT YOU ALL HAVE SEEN IT.
>> I'M ON FACEBOOK RELIGIOUSLY.
>> YOU DON'T LIKE ANY OF THE POSTS.
>> I DON'T LIKE MY OWN GIRLFRIEND'S INSTAGRAM POSTS, SO I'M GUILTY OF THAT.
>> MORE SHARED IN THAT PAGE [OVERLAPPING] A WEEK FROM TODAY, 03:15 AND IT'S ON FRONT OF THE WELCOME CENTER TRAIN DEPOT. DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS?
>> IS IT GOING TO BE LIKE BLACK OR SOMETHING?
>> IS THERE GOING TO BE A CROWD?
>> I ORDERED A HEADSTONE, BUT IT'S GETTING DELIVERED THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO [OVERLAPPING]
>> DO WE KNOW HOW BIG OF A CROWD RIGHT NOW?
>> DEPENDS ON WHO WE BRING IN.
>> WE DID A GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE WATERFRONT PARK, AND THERE WILL BE 30 PEOPLE, SO I'M GUESSING SOMETHING ABOUT THE SAME.
>> WE CAN GET SOME FOOT TRAFFIC.
>> CAN WE MAKE IT 200 PEOPLE, PUT POSTERS UP?
>> I WISH YOU ALL HAD SOMETHING IDENTIFYING.
>> SORRY, WHAT'S THE DATE OF THAT?
03:15 AT THE WELCOME CENTER OF TRAIN DEPOT.
>> YOU'LL BE DONE BY [INAUDIBLE]
>> IF YOU WANT TO INCLUDE ANYTHING, TOMORROW IS YOUR LAST DAY BECAUSE IT HAS TO GO [INAUDIBLE]
>> I'LL THINK ABOUT IT, I'LL TEXT YOU.
>> ANY COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS OR COMMENTS, LIKE WE COMMENT IN THE WHOLE MEETING?
>> WE STILL MEET REGULARLY OVER THE SUMMER.
[9. NEXT MEETING DATE]
>> ACTUALLY, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.
WELL, IF Y'ALL WERE NOT AROUND, WE CAN BE ON HIATUS FOR THAT SUMMER AND COME BACK.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS OUR EVENT IS AWESOME.
>> I FEEL LIKE WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT.
>> COMING WHAT? HOW MANY MEETINGS? MAY?
>> THREE MEETINGS, WE OUGHT TO GET GOING.
>> IF WE'RE HAVING A MEETING, YOU CAN STILL ONLY MISS THREE IN THE CALENDAR YEAR.
HOWEVER, THAT ONE MEETING, NOT LAST MEETING.
LAST MEETING, Y'ALL GOT IN TROUBLE.
AT THE MEETING BEFORE THAT, SO MANY OF YOU TOLD ME YOU COULDN'T COME, THAT I CANCEL THE MEETING, SO THAT DID NOT GO AGAINST YOU. MATCH MY SHOEPRINT.
>> BUT YEAH, I THINK WE STILL SHOULD MEET OVER SOMETHING, JUST FIGURE OUT.
>> WELL, WE'RE ALSO ALLOWED TO HAVE MEETINGS WHERE IT'S JUST US THAT THE PUBLIC'S ALLOWED TO COME TO.
>> YOU CAN HAVE WORKSHOPS ANY TIME AS LONG AS I POST THEM AHEAD OF TIME.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU ARE IN DANGER OF GETTING IN TROUBLE BECAUSE IT STARTED AGAIN IN JANUARY,
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AND YOU ONLY MISSED ONE MEETING, MOST OF YOU, I THINK.YOU'RE FINE IF YOU HAVE TO MISS IT IN THE SUMMER.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP MEETING BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE PAST.
>> WE'LL DO SOME WORKSHOPS THOUGH, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN.
>> [INAUDIBLE] IS THAT YOUR LAST SCHOOL?
>> THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD TIME.
>> [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL?
>> [OVERLAPPING] BUT WE WILL BE OUT.
>> 14, 28TH. >> FOR NEXT MEETING, MAY 28.
>> I FEEL THAT MAYBE IT IS LAST SCHOOL.
[OVERLAPPING] MAY 12, WE'RE NOT SHOWING UP ANYMORE.
>> WE ARE OKAY WITH [INAUDIBLE] 28?
>> THAT WE'RE NOT SHOWING UP? THE SCHOOL KNOWS THAT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING EARLY TODAY, YOU ALL DID A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH THE VIDEO. [INAUDIBLE]
>> WE NEED OUR PICTURE. [INAUDIBLE]
>> MEETING HAS BEEN ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.