[4.1 PRESENTATION - NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY - Nassau Humane Society Executive Director Chantel Scherer will present the "City Commission Dog of the Month."]

BE BROUGHT TO MADAME CLERK, AND PHOTOGRAPHS YOU TAKE, WE ASK YOU TO NOT CROSS THE DAIS HERE. WE'LL START OFF WITH A PRESENTATION FROM OUR CHABAD OF AMELIA ISLAND AND NASSAU COUNTY.

TAKE IT AWAY, CHANTEL SCHERER. >> I AM HERE WITH BRISKET.

BRISKET IS A TWO-YEAR-OLD BULLY CROSS CRANDALL. HE IS IN NEED OF A HOME. HE SUFFERS POORLY FROM STRESS IN THE KENNEL. HE HAS BEEN MOVED INTO AN OFFICE IN THE ADOPTION CENTER, AND HE IS CALM.

HE IS LOVING. HE IS PLAYFUL. WE REALLY NEED TO GET HIM INTO A HOME. SOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY LOVE TO ADOPT BRISKET.

>> THANK YOU, MISS CHANTEL. WHERE CAN THEY DO THAT?

>> WE ARE ACROSS THE STREET AT 69 AIRPORT ROAD. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT NASSAUHUMANE.ORG. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFO ON BRISKET.

[4.2 PRESENTATION - ST. MARYS RIVER FERRY SERVICE - City of St. Marys, Georgia Assistant Manager Charlie Williams will provide a presentation regarding reestablishing the St. Marys River Ferry Service.]

>> THANK YOU, MISS CHANTEL. NEXT UP.WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM OUR ST. MARYS RIVER FERRY SERVICE.

HAD DISCUSSIONS OF RESTARTING THE

FERNANDINA AND DOWNTOWN. >> GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS CHARLIE WILLIAMS. I'M FROM THE CITY OF ST.

MARY'S.

PULL UP. IT WILL BE ABOUT A FERRY SERVICE. JUST TO GIVE A BACK STORY -- I WILL TRY TO SPEAK WITH THE AUDIENCE, ALSO.

AT ONE POINT, WE HAD A FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN FERNANDINA AND ST. MARY'S. I'VE HAD -- HEARD MULTIPLE STORIES ON WHY THAT DIDN'T STICK AROUND. SOME OF THE ISSUES WERE ACTUALLY IN ST.

MARY'S, ALSO, I THINK THERE WAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VENDOR AT THE TIME. THEY WERE TRYING TO GET CERTAIN THINGS FROM ST.

MARY'S THAT THE COUNCIL BACK THEN WAS NOT WILLING TO OFFER THEM. SO, IT ME THAT RELATIONSHIP A LITTLE DIFFICULT.

SINCE THEN, THE CITY HAS ACQUIRED A DOCK. A MARINA. IT IS A C-SHAPED DOCK THAT WE OPEN PURPOSELY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN. IT IS DOWNTOWN ST. MARY'S. SINCE THEN, WE'VE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND CITY MANAGER ON BRINGING THE CITIES TOGETHER

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THROUGH WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH FAIR SERVICES. THERE IS A VIDEO HERE THAT IS NOT GOING TO PLAY. I APOLOGIZE. I WILL TALK THROUGH IT. IT IS ABOUT THE GREENWAY. I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. IT IS GEARED A LITTLE BIT FOR ST.

MARY'S. I'LL TRY TO TALK TO THE FERNANDINA SIDE OF IT. WHAT THE BENEFITS ARE. THE MUTUAL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY. THE DRIVING FORCE BETWEEN OUR FERRY SERVICE WAS THE GREENWAY. THAT IS WHAT STARTED THIS UP. WE HAVE EIGHT FORMER COUNCILMAN, DAVE RILEY, AND HIS DREAM WAS TO CONNECT THE GREENWAY. THE GREENWAY STARTS IN FLORIDA AND GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO MAINE. THE PROBLEM IS IT DETOURS ONCE IT HITS FERNANDINA BEACH, IT GOES UP 17 AND DOESN'T REALLY MAKE ITS WAY BACK TO THE COAST UNTIL JUST NORTH OF BRUNSWICK. FOR US TO GET A CONNECTION OVER HERE BETWEEN OUR WATERS, THAT WOULD ALLOW THE GREENWAY TO CONNECT TO ST. MARY'S. IT IS A FUN FACTOR ADDED TO THE GREENWAY THAT THEY GET TO TAKE A 30 MINUTE BOAT RIDE. IT ALLOWS THEM TO SEE THE CUMBERLAND ISLAND. IT GIVES THEM A BREAK ON THE BIKES. THEN THEY STOP AND HOPEFULLY STAY AT A BED AND BREAKFAST OR HOTEL. IN ST. MARY'S, GEORGIA, OR FERNANDINA BEACH. THAT IS WHERE WE SEE THE MUTUAL BENEFIT FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. CONNECTING THE GREENWAY TRAILS BETWEEN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, DRIVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES. ST. MARY'S RESIDENTS CAN ENJOY THE DRIVE. AS A RESIDENT OF ST. MARY'S, I LOVE COMING DOWN HERE AND HAVING A FEW DRINKS, EATING DINNER. I DON'T LIKE DRIVING THROUGH TO COME BACK HOME. AND THEN WE WOULD HOPE ON OUR SIDE, WE HAVE BIG OAK TREES. WE HAVE CUMBERLAND ISLAND. WE HAVE A SMALLER DOWNTOWN -- THEY CALL IT ST. HALLMARK SOMETIMES BECAUSE IT IS A HALLMARKS LITTLE TOWN. IT IS VERY QUAINT AND QUIET.

THERE ARE VERY COOL THINGS ABOUT IT. WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT WITH FERNANDINA JUST AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKE RESIDENTS TO COME THIS WAY. THEY CAN ENJOY THE SOUTHERN CHARM OF DOWNTOWN ST.

MARY'S. ST. MARY'S OFFERS SOME OF THE BEST FESTIVALS IN SOUTH GEORGIA. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS FROM OVER HERE. AND THEN WE ARE VERY WELL -- YOU JUST HAD YOUR FESTIVAL. I DID COME DOWN TWO DAYS AGO. IT WAS AMAZING. THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD BENEFIT BOTH SIDES. IF YOU LOOK HERE, THIS IS THE CURRENT GREENWAY TRAIL. YOU CAN SEE IT MISSES ST.

MARY'S ALTOGETHER. IT GOES DOWN 17 AND HITS DOESN'T MATTER WHAT DIRECTION YOU GO. FOR FERNANDINA, YOU ARE ENJOYING THE GREENWAY. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY FOR THE GREENWAY TRAIL TO CONTINUE THROUGH ST. MARY'S -- I WILL SHOW YOU. ON THIS SLIDE, THIS IS WHAT THE NEW TRAIL WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE HAVE OTHER PATHWAYS WE ARE WORKING ON. WE HAVE A TRAIL RIGHT NOW THAT CUTS THROUGH THERE. THERE IS A ROAD CALLED WINDING ROAD. YOU TAKE THE TRAIL ALL THE WAY UP TO THE STATE PARK. IT IS CROOKED RIVER. WHEN WE ARE COMPLETED WITH OUR MULTIUSE TRAIL UNWINDING ROAD, THAT WOULD TAKE THEM BACK UP TO SOMETHING. IT IS A PERFECT TOUR THROUGH DOWNTOWN FERNANDINA BEACH, AND THEN THEY CAN CONTINUE ON THE TRAIL. SO, ADDING A MUCH BETTER VIEW FROM FERNANDINA BEACH. THERE ARE THE DOLPHINS FROM CUMBERLAND ISLAND. THEY CAN SEE THE HORSES. IT IS A MUCH BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR THE WRITER. TOURISM -- AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MAINSTREAM APARTMENT HERE. WE HAVE TOURISM ON MAIN STREET. I THINK THEY WOULD TAP INTO EACH OTHER WITH RESOURCES TO BOUNCE OFF EACH OTHER TO SHARE WHAT EACH SIDE HAS.

INAUDIBLE ] YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. THIS WOULD BE A VIDEO.

WHAT I'LL DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION WITH THE WORKING VIDEO. THIS IS A FIVE MINUTE VIDEO. IT EXPLAINS WHAT THE GREENWAY IS AND THE BENEFITS IT HAS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MULTIPLE STATES. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN SEE OUR DOCK DOWN HERE. THIS WOULD NOT BE THE DOCK THAT THE FERRY SERVICE WOULD DROP OFF AT, BUT THERE IS ANOTHER DOCK FURTHER UP IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP CORNER. WE ARE LEARNING A PERMANENT DOCK THERE. IT IS A PRIVATE DOCK. THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PARK THE BOAT THERE IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM AT

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FERNANDINA. VICE VERSA. WE HAVE PUBLIC DOCS THAT CAN DROP OFF AND PICK UP , AND IF THE FERRY SERVICE DECIDES TO GROW, AND TURN INTO WHERE THEY'RE OFFERING TOURS AND THINGS, AND SUCH, THEN THEY CAN UTILIZE THAT DOCK SPACE FOR THE SAME THING. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF FERNANDINA. IT IS A MUTUAL BENEFIT. THERE'S A TON OF PEOPLE ON MY SIDE THAT WOULD LOVE TO COME DOWN HERE AND ENJOY DOWNTOWN WITHOUT THE DRIVE, AND THEN ENJOY THE EVENING WRITING BACK ACROSS THE WATER. I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE A MUTUAL BENEFIT HERE. SO BOTH SIDES HAVE SO MUCH TO SHARE. SOME OTHER THINGS LISTED IN THE RFP. I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE IN A SECOND, AND THAT IS WHAT THIS IS, TOO, JUST TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. WE ARE BRINGING A VENDOR TO THE TABLE SO THAT WE CAN START THE CONVERSATIONS. WE HAVE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE PUT IN THE PACKET, BUT WE WANT TO BRING TO THE TABLE SO WE CAN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS ON, WHAT ARE THE NEEDS FOR THE VENDOR TO BE SUCCESSFUL? HOW MANY TRIPS WITH THAT TAKE? WHAT ARE THE PRICES? WE DON'T HAVE THAT YET. WE CAN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS UNTIL WE GET SOMEBODY TO TAKE IT FORWARD. THE OTHER SPECS WE WOULD WANT -- I'LL PUT IT ON HERE. WHAT THE BENEFIT WOULD BE IS -- CUMBERLAND FERRY SERVICES. YOU CAN COME TO ST. MARY'S AND HAVE BREAKFAST AND COFFEE, AND THEN HOP ON THE FERRY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS -- IT WILL HELP SUPPORT THE GREENWAY. THE CITY DOCK IS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING ONLY. THAT WOULD BE BETWEEN THE VENDOR AND THE PRIVATE DOCKS. OUR CITY DUCKS WILL BE OPEN FOR DROP-OFFS. WE DON'T ALLOW OVERNIGHT PARKING. IT IS FINANCIALLY AND OPERATIONALLY SUSTAINABLE. THE VENDOR MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF THE COAST GUARD LICENSE FOR THE BOATS AND CAPTAINS TO BE USED ON THE FERRY. VENDORS HOLD CITIES FREE OF LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SERVICE. VENDOR WILL ACQUIRE ALL APPROPRIATE LICENSES AND PERMITS FOR OPERATIONS. THE CITIES TO ASSIST WITH STARTUPS WITH $10,000 FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS TO ASSIST WITH SUSTAINABILITY.

THINK IT IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN WHAT WE AGREED ON IN THE PAST. EACH CITY WOULD SUPPORT THE VENDOR WITH $5000 THE FIRST YEAR. $5000 MORE THE SECOND YEAR. THAT WOULD ALLOW THE TWO-YEAR GRACE OF STARTING UP. WORKING OUT SCHEDULES LOOK LIKE, AND EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR THAT, AND IF IT IS A CURRENT VENDOR THAT IS OPERATING, IT WOULD HELP THEM AS FAR AS TAKING ON THIS PART. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT HAVE AN OPERATING SERVICE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, BOTH SIDES WANT IT.

THIS IS A CHANCE TO GO TO THE TABLE AND TO AT LEAST GET THAT STARTED. IT IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT BOTH CITIES ARE PROBABLY INVESTING IN IT.

TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. DO WE HAVE ANY CUSHIONS FOR MR. WILLIAMS? COMMISSIONER MINSHEW.

>> I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA. I TALKED TO STAFF ABOUT THIS. MY ONLY QUESTION OR CONCERN IS PARKING. IT MAY BE A BIGGER ISSUE FOR US THAN IT IS FOR YOU ALL. SO, PARTICULARLY OVERNIGHT PARKING. MY CONCERN IS SOMEBODY COMES HERE AND TAKES THE FERRY AND GOES TO CUMBERLAND AND WANTS TO CAMP FOR A WEEK. THAT NEEDS TO BE WORKED OUT IN THE CONTRACT IS ALL I'M SAYING. WE DON'T HAVE OVERNIGHT PARKING. WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT LONG-TERM PARKING. IF WE CAN WORK THROUGH THAT ISSUE, THEN I THINK IT IS A

GREAT IDEA. >> YES MA'AM. THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WHEN THEY CONTACT CUMBERLAND SERVICES OR WHEN THEY

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PLAN THEIR TRIP, IF WE HAVE AN ACTIVE FERRY SERVICE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M SURE THE PARK SERVICE HAS NO PROBLEM PUTTING ON THEIR WEBSITE, THAT THERE IS OVERNIGHT PARKING AVAILABLE AT THE PARK SERVICES IN ST. MARY'S. WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, I PROMISE YOU. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE GET BOATS AND TRAILERS THAT ARE UTILIZING THE RIVER, IT FILLS UP THE PARK DOWNTOWN. IT CAN GET PRETTY CONGESTED DOWN THERE. THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN WORK OUT WITH THE SERVICE TO MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION IS OUT THERE. I DON'T THINK THERE IS A SILVER BULLET THAT WILL FIX THAT ISSUE, BUT I DO RESPECT THAT.

>> WE WOULD PREFER TO GO THERE ON WATER. WE LIKE TO GO TO CUMBERLAND. WE WOULD LIKE TO GO THERE BY FAIRIES. -- FERRIES.

THE PARKING ISSUE IS BIG.

>> THAT IS A CONCERN ON OUR SIDE. WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM IT.

IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE VENDOR TO KICK IN. WHETHER IT IS UBER OR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THE FERRY SERVICES NOT JUST THE TRANSPORTATION. PART OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS YOU CAN DRIVE TO FERNANDINA. YOU CAN TRY TO ST. MARY'S. IT IS NOT A BIG DEAL. IT IS 40 MINUTES. I DRIVE HERE ALL THE TIME. IT IS NOT A BIG DEAL. BUT TO DO IT ON A FERRY WHERE I CAN RELAX AND ENJOY THE BREEZE , THAT IS ULTIMATELY WHY I WOULD USE THE

FERRY. >> YEAH. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, I APPRECIATE THAT IN YOUR RFP, YOU ARE INCLUDING THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR A FERNANDINA PRESIDENT TO GET THERE IN TIME FOR ONE OF THE FAIRIES TO COME

>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTION -- QUESTIONS FOR MR.

WILLIAMS? >> WHERE WOULD THE FERRY GO OVERNIGHT? IS IT OVERNIGHT HERE?

>> IT IS UP TO THE VENDOR. I'M NOT SURE WHICH OFFENDER WOULD COME TO THE TABLE. IF THEY CAME TO THE TABLE, THEY POTENTIALLY HAVE A PARKING SPACE, I GUESS. IF THERE IS A NEW VENDOR, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN CONNECT WITH VENDORS THAT OWN DOCKS. THE BRAND-NEW DOCK -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS OFFICIALLY OPEN YET. IT IS VERY CAPABLE OF HANDLING LARGE CRAFT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE ISSUE. THEY HAVE TO WORK THAT CONTRACT OUT.

>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. WILLIAMS? SEEING NONE, I WILL ECHO THAT THIS IS A WONDERFUL IDEA.

[4.3 PRESENTATION - PASSERO ASSOCIATES - Passero Associates representatives will present Bretts Waterway Cafe replacement concepts]

>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP. I

REALLY DO. >> NEXT UP, ON TO ITEM 4.2. OUR NEXT ITEM IS A PRESENTATION FROM PASSERO ASSOCIATES. THIS WILL BE POTENTIAL PROPOSALS FOR WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN BRETTS WATERWAY CAFE NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED, AND WHAT WILL GO INTO PLACE.

>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSION. THANK YOU. I SEE WE HAVE SOME FORMER COMMISSIONERS, TOO.

PROGRAM MANAGER. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CITY WITH FOR YEARS.

WHICH WILL COME FROM CHRIS -- IT IS REALLY A MIX OF CHANGING THE SIDELINES AND STRUCTURES, AS WELL AS GIVING US OPTIONS THAT ARE MIX AND MATCH -- AND WHAT YOU PUT BACK IN ITS PLACE -- EVERYTHING OR NOTHING -- THEY TEND TO FIT INSIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. WE BUILT UPON THE CITY'S RESILIENCY STUDY. TO ESTABLISH A NINE FOOT ELEVATION OF THE ENTIRE FRONT. A

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SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE. CHRIS WAS THE DESIGNER FOR RESILIENCY PRODUCTS IN THE PARKING LOT.

NEW WALL. WE DIDN'T GET VERY RISKY WITH THE CONCEPTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. VERY BASIC. REPLACING WHAT IS IN THE AREA RIGHT NOW WITH WALKWAYS. IT IS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT.

>> MY NAME IS LEONA WITH PASSERO ASSOCIATES. PASSERO HAS WORKED ON THIS PROJECT.

STRUCTURE ITSELF . THIS PHOTO YOU SEE HERE IS ONE OF SEVERAL STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES THAT WE SAW AT THAT TIME. SINCE THEN, SEVERAL OTHER EXPERTS REVIEWED THE STRUCTURE. SORRY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE KNOW THAT SINCE THEN, SEVERAL EXPERTS HAVE REVIEWED THAT STRUCTURE AND HAVE THOSE OPINIONS, AS WELL. DUE TO THE CONCERN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, THE CITY IS ASKING US TO HELP GET THEIR ARMS AROUND THE SCRIPT TO MOTION FOR THIS PROJECT AND THE ASSOCIATED COST AND PERMITTING AND TO LOOK AT SOME ALTERNATIVES. SO, OUR -- IS THAT BETTER? SORRY. DID EVERYBODY HEAR THAT? SHOULD I START OVER? GOOD. OKAY. SO, OUR SCOPE FOR DEMOLITION WAS TO CHOOSE THE ANTICIPATED COST FOR THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE BENEATH AND THE BULKHEAD BENEATH THE FACILITY AND TO PROVIDE FIVE DEVELOPED CONCEPTS INCLUDING THE PERMIT COMPLEXITY AND REPORT MAGNITUDE OF COST FOR EACH ONE. ONE GOAL THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY , THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT MARINA ACCESS IS MAINTAINED AND REMAINS OPERATIONAL THROUGHOUT THE DEMOLITION AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT. SO, WITH THAT, WE CAME UP WITH A PHASED APPROACH FOR THE DEMOLITION REDEVELOPMENT. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PHOTO HERE, THIS IS THE EXISTING FACILITY. IN THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE FOR IMPROVING THAT SOUTHSIDE DOCK AND BOARDWALK. THAT IS THE AREA IN THE BLUE RECTANGLE. WE WOULD RESURFACE THAT EXISTING BOARDWALK AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GUARDRAIL AND FOLLOW THAT WITH RELOCATION OF THE UTILITIES AND THE FUEL LINES THAT CURRENTLY RUN BENEATH. ONCE THOSE ARE OPERATIONAL, WE WOULD MOVE ON TO DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE RESTAURANT. WE WOULD MOVE ON TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BULKHEAD, FOLLOWED BY CONSTRUCTION OF THE SELECTED REDEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE.

>> AND THE FIVE ALTERNATIVES WE REVIEWED WERE RANGING -- IS THAT OKAY? RANGING IN COST AND COMPLEXITY FROM ONE BEING A DO-NOTHING ALTERNATIVE RECONNECTING THAT TALK TO THE BOARDWALK -- NUMBER TWO BEING AN OPEN TIMBER DECK OPTION. NUMBER THREE BEING AN OPEN TIMBER DECK WITH PAVILION. FOUR BEING A BUILDING, RESTAURANT, LANDWARD OF THE NEW BULKHEAD, AND FIVE BEING A COMBINATION OF OPTIONS THREE AND FOUR. IT WOULD BE AN OPEN TIMBER DECK WITH THE RESTAURANT. BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DETAILS OF DEMOLITION, I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH HOW WE STRUCTURED THIS. FOR EACH CONCEPT, WE HAVE A SUMMARY OF MAGNITUDE OF COSTS. THESE ARE ROUGH COSTS WITH A LOW AND HIGH END VALLEY. WE SHOW THE ITEMS OF WORK FOR EACH CONCEPT. THE REASON THAT WE GIVE THIS RANGE IS BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME UNKNOWNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN IT WOULD GO OUT TO BID. OBVIOUSLY, SOMETHING THAT OCCURS IN THE NEAR FUTURE WILL BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN SOMETHING A FEW YEARS OUT. IN THE WORKING CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF BIDDING. AND MATERIAL AVAILABILITY ALL AFFECT THE POTENTIAL COST THERE. SO, WALKING THROUGH THE PROCESS HERE, THE BOARDWALK THAT WE WOULD REHABILITATE HERE, THAT WOULD BECOME THE UTILITY CORRIDOR. THIS RED BUBBLED AREA IS WHERE THE UTILITIES ARE RUNNING THEIR WATER AND SEWER.

WE WOULD RELOCATE ALL OF THOSE UNDERNEATH THE BOARDWALK TO REMAIN. I DO WANT TO SHOW THAT WE HAVE THE EXISTING IF THE CITY PUTS IN A NEW

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BE A GOOD POTENTIAL LOCATION FOR IT. THEN WE WANT TO MOVE ON TO DEMOLITION OF THE RESTAURANT ITSELF. THAT IS THE BLUE SHADED AREA THAT YOU SEE. AND THEN DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BULKHEAD BENEATH THE FACILITY. TO THAT POINT, WE DO FEEL THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO RECONSTRUCT THE THIS TIME DURING THE PROCESS BECAUSE IT IS INTEGRATED WITH THE EXISTING STRUCTURE THERE, AND IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THERE WOULD BE FAILURE OF THE BULKHEAD DURING THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION ACTIVITY. WE WOULD PROPOSE TO RECONSTRUCT THAT BULKHEAD AND THEN I WANT TO POINT OUT THE VIBRATION MONITORING ITEM. WE WILL ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO LOOK INTO THAT, AS WELL, TO STAY ON TOP OF ANY POTENTIAL MOVEMENT. WE DO HAVE TWO POINTS OF ACCESS . ANY OVERWATER DEMO'S ACTIVITIES OR BARGES THAT COME IN BETWEEN THE DOCS, IT IS EIGHT FEET. WE CAN MOVE THOSE OPTIONS ELSEWHERE IN THE ARENA. FOR ALL THIS, THE TOTAL DEMOLITION COST RANGE WOULD BE 3.88 MILION TO 5.28 MILLION. ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT THERE'S NOT ANY VEGETATION OR THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES IN THIS AREA. ALL RIGHT.

ON TO THE REDEVELOPMENT OPTIONS. THESE BUILT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. OPTION NUMBER ONE IS WHEN YOU DEMOLISH AND PUT SOMETHING BACK MINIMAL IN PLACE. THAT WOULD BE A RECONNECTION OF DOC A TO THE BOARDWALK THAT IS GOING TO STAY THERE. WE WOULD ALSO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE A.D.A. COMPLIANT RAMP ACCESS, AS WELL.

AND THAT IS 300 TO 365,000. OPTION TWO A IS A PEER EXTENSION OUT TO DOCK A. THIS IS A TRANSITION FROM THAT BOARDWALK, AND A TIE INTO THE FUTURE BULKHEAD, AS WELL, ON EITHER SIDE. AND THEN 2B IS VERY SIMILAR. IT IS A LARGER VERSION OF THE TIMBER DECK TO GIVE MORE EVENT SPACE, AND THAT IS 1.325 TO 1.66 MILLION. OPTION THREE IS THE SAME PREVIOUS TIMBER DECK BUT HERE WE ARE ADDING A PAVILION THERE WITH SHADED GATHERING SPACE. IT COMES TO 1.5 TO 1.86 MILLION. OPTION 4 IS THE OPTION FOR A LANDWARD RESTAURANT FACILITY OR SOME KIND OF EVENT SPACE THAT THE CITY COULD USE , RENTED OUT OR HOWEVER THEY CHOOSE -- THIS WOULD BE A SMALL, ELEVATED, LESS THAN 2000 SQUARE FOOT STRUCTURE. WE ARE SHOWING A.D.A. COMPLIANT RAMPS THERE.

PUCK LESLIE, NUMBER FIVE IS A COMBINATION OF OPTIONS 3 AND 4.

THAT IS THE TIMBER DECK WITH PAVILION AND THE RESTAURANT FACILITY. THAT COMES TO 2.5 TO $3 MILLION. FINALLY, TO TIE ALL OF THIS TOGETHER AND GIVE YOU A VISUAL OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE, WE HAVE A RENDERING HERE THAT SHOWS BASICALLY OPTION 5, THE FOURTH BUILDOUT, WITH THE RESTAURANT HERE. THE LARGER SIZED DECK WITH THE PAVILION AND YOUR CONNECTION TO DOCK LETTER A . AND WE SHOW THE FUTURE BULKHEAD AND BOARDWALK ALONG THE RIVERFRONT THERE. THE GOAL WOULD BE TO TIE THESE FACILITIES IN WITH EACH OTHER. AND THEN, IF YOU WERE TO LOOK INTO ONE OF THE SMALLER OPTIONS, YOU CAN IMAGINE HEARING THAT, BACK TOWARDS DOCK A. DOCK A COULD EXTEND.

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ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER MINSHEW.

>> DO THEY INCLUDE THAT ENTIRE STRETCH, OR ARE THEY JUST TALKING ABOUT THE FOOTPRINT IN FRONT OF THE PAVILION?

>> THE ESTIMATES WE HAVE HERE ARE FOR 120 LINEAR FEET.

>> OKAY. SO WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO -- IF WE WANTED TO DO THE WHOLE THING AS ONE PIECE, WE STILL HAVE PIECES TO CONNECT.

ALL RIGHT. >> I JUST NEEDED TO CLARIFY THAT NUMBER. SO I THINK THESE ARE GREAT OPTIONS. YOU KNOW, THEY ARE EASY TO UNDERSTAND. I THINK THEY FIT IN WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING. I THINK WE COULD WORK WITH COMBINATIONS OF ALL OF THESE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON ALL OF THIS. I

APPRECIATE IT. >> COMMISSIONER TUTEN.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE TIMBER PEER. I ASSUME THAT WATER FLOWS PERFECTLY UNDERNEATH IT. IT IS UP ON TIMBERS. OKAY.

>> PART OF THE DEMOLITION AND PART OF THE COST IS A FULL TRENCH. ALL THE DEBRIS. THE STEAL. IT IS GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF CLEANING. THAT WILL ALL BE CLEANED OUT.

>> OKAY. >> WHAT DID YOU SAY THE ELEVATION OF A LAND RESTAURANT WOULD NEED TO BE SEVEN FEET TO

HAVE IT? >> CORRECT. YOU NEED 11'4". IT GOES THREE FEET TO THE OTHER SIDE.

>> OKAY. >> BUT WITH THE GENERAL GREAT,

IT WILL BE ABOUT 6 TO 7 FEET. >> OKAY. SO EVEN ONE STORY WOULD POTENTIALLY APPEAR AS A TWO-STORY BUILDING BECAUSE OF

ITS ELEVATION? >> IT WILL SEEM LIKE IT. THE RENDERING CAN HELP A LITTLE BIT. THAT IS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF

WHERE THAT BUILDING IS. >> SURE.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER MINSHEW.

>> SO, I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION. SO, THE CURRENT SILTATION PROBLEM, PART OF IT IS BECAUSE OF ALL THE DEBRIS UNDER THE STRUCTURE? SO, IF WE CLEAN ALL OF THAT OUT, AND WE PUT IN SOME FANCY NEW THING THAT WILL NOT RESTRICT FLOW, IS IT YOUR OPINION THAT IT WILL REDUCE OUR SILTATION ISSUE?

>> IT'S NOT REALLY IN MY WHEELHOUSE, BUT I WOULD THINK THAT SHOULD HELP. BECAUSE IT SHOULD ALLOW FOR THAT FLOW. JUST LIKE YOU SAID. RIGHT NOW, IT IS IMPEDED BY DEBRIS AND MUD AND THE STRUCTURE. WE ARE HOPING IT WILL BE ALLEVIATED, BUT THERE IS

NO WAY TO TELL. >> SO AS WE GET FURTHER INTO ENGINEERING DRIVES AND STRUCTURE, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO VENT THAT OUT MORE CLEARLY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE FOR WHETHER WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE OUR DREDGING

REQUIREMENTS? >> ABSOLUTELY. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WITH ENGINEERING?

>> WE CAN LOOK INTO IT. >> THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE FOR US. WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON DREDGING.

>> WHAT I COULD SEE -- I WAS ACTUALLY UNDER THERE. I STUDIED IT. THE BULKHEAD WAS BUILT IN 1938.

LOT OF SINKHOLES. THERE ARE SINKHOLES ALL AROUND DECK TO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THERE'S BEEN SINKING OF THE PARKING LOT.

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THAT COULD BE WHERE THE WEAKNESS IS. WE ARE VERY -- THAT IS WHY WE ARE VERY CONCERNED. WHEN YOU MOVE THE STRUCTURE HOLDING THAT SINCE 1969 -- WHEN THEY PUT THE FIRST ON -- WE ARE SURE THAT THAT WILL FALL APART, AND THAT IS PROBABLY WHERE YOU ARE CLOSE TO ALL OF YOUR LOSS OF SOIL. THE BULKHEADS HAVE BEEN PUT IN.

INAUDIBLE ] WE ARE VERY SUSPECT OF THAT.

EVERYTHING FINDS ITS WAY INTO THE RIVER THROUGH THE OLD WALL

OF 1938. >> THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> COMMISSIONER TUTEN.

>> COULD YOU GO TO THE OLD PICTURE? FROM ATLANTIC SEAFOOD?

ALL OF THAT IS 1938? >> NO.

>> OKAY. OKAY. THE WALL ATTACHES -- THE WALL THAT IS SOUTH, TOWARDS BRETTS, THE WALT JUTS OUT INTO THE RIVER AND RUNS STRAIGHT INTO THE WALL, AND WHERE THE PIER ENDS, AND THE OTHER SEAWALL THERE, IT PICKS UP. IT LITERALLY IS THE WALL BETWEEN TWO SEAWALL'S . THAT IS BACK WHEN I STARTED. YOU PROBABLY KNOW THE DATE.

WE ARE VERY SUSPECT THAT THE

>> I APPRECIATE THE VIBRATION MONITORING. IS THERE ANY RISK THAT WE COULD HAVE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ADDITIONAL WALL RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THOSE THE PARKING LOT A AND B?

>> THE BIGGEST CONCERN WAS WHEN YOU DID THE CONTINUATION PIER.

THAT IS WHERE THE ARE FALLING INTO THE RIVER. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED . THE INAUDIBLE ] ARE NOT HOLDING UP THE BUILDING.

STATIC ] >> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FOR PASSERO OR FOR US -- BUT FOR FUTURE ENGINEERING RENDERINGS, I DON'T LOVE THAT THE WALKWAY IS BUILT OUT OVER THE WATER BEYOND THE WALL. I MUCH PREFER HOW IT IS DONE STORM THAT IS COMING, AND THE DESTRUCTION OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF WALKWAY IS A FUTURE NIGHTMARE THAT WILL HAPPEN. AND, I MEAN, IT WOULD EAT INTO THE PARKING LOT. I WOULD PREFER THAT THE WALKWAY IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL, AND I WOULD IMAGINE

THAT WOULD BE CHEAPER. >> MAINTENANCE WISE, IN THE LONG RUN. BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE SHORELINE THAT WE DIG, ON THE NORTH END, ANY MAINTENANCE -- THERE WILL BE SOME CABLING. THAT WALL AND THAT SIDEWALL -- IT IS GOING TO LAST A VERY LONG TIME.

IF YOU WANT A QUICK IDEA, IF WE DO THE BOARDWALK TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL, IT CAN GO ONE WAY.

>> I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE THAT TO BE EXAMINED AND TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY -- FUTURE RESILIENCY OF THAT SPACE. THAT SOME FUTURE COMMISSION IS NOT DEALING WITH THE COST OF THAT DESTRUCTION.

>> IT WOULD MAKE THE INITIAL COST GO UP. THERE WERE APPEARS

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UNDER THERE. WITH THE PEERS UNDER THEIR BE REUSED?

>> I DON'T -- THINK IT WOULD BE COMPARABLE. YOU ARE NOT BRINGING UP THE BARGE.

>> THAT IS MY PREFERENCE. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THAT. DO WE COME TO A CONSENSUS? DO WE WANT BOTH RENDERINGS?

>> COMMISSIONER? >> I THINK YOU ALREADY HAVE A DRAWING OF THE BOARDWALK COMING OFF. YOU DON'T REALLY DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN FILL THE WALL IN AND HAVE YOUR DOCK GOING DOWN. IT WOULD COST A LOT LESS MONEY TO DO THAT. YOU'VE GOT TO BUILD THE WALL ANYWAY. EVERYTHING ON TOP OF THAT IS GOING TO NEED MORE MONEY GOING OUT.

THIS IS THE BOARD WE ARE FORMING TO HAVE THEM START VETTING SOME OF THIS STUFF OUT BEFORE IT COMES BACK TO US, SO, I MEAN, IT'S A GOOD IDEA. IT WILL BE ONE OF MANY IDEAS THAT THE BOARD WILL BE TWO IN LAW BEFORE IT COMES BACK TO US.

>> THANK YOU. >> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A REALLY NICE TOWN HALL ABOUT THIS, CORRECT? THERE ARE NO DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE TONIGHT. OF COURSE, WITH THE CREATION OF THE NEW BOARD, THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT WHERE THE CITIZENS ARE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, WE WANT THE BOARDWALK. WE WANT THE PAVILION.

WE WANT THE RESTAURANT THERE TO GO OUT FOR RFP, AND HAVE THAT.

WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITIZEN FEEDBACK, SO I WANT TO SAY NO DECISION IS GETTING MADE TONIGHT. THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZEN FEEDBACK, STAFF CORRECT ME IF

I'M WRONG. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. SARAH CAMPBELL, CITY MANAGER. FROM HERE, WE ARE ENTERING INTO AN EIGHT WEEK WINDOW OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. WE ARE THINKING OF SURVEY . MAYBE MILLER'S TWO RESIDENT HOMES. WE ARE HAVING THE TOWNHALL MEETING HERE ON JUNE 24TH, WHICH IS TUESDAY NIGHT. ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THAT TOGETHER, WE CAN PRESENT THAT BACK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY DESIRES. THIS WAS A MENU OF CHOICES THAT WE WANTED TO GET A HAND ON FIRST. SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AND SHARE THAT WITH EVERYBODY FOR INPUT. TWO MORE THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT IN THE WAY OF NEXT STEPS, I ASKED PASSERO TO GIVE US A WORK ORDER FOR THE PERMITTING PORTION OF THIS PRINTED THE DEMOLITION AND THE CONSTRUCTION. THAT PERMITTING PROCESS TAKES ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS. WE WANT TO HAVE THAT RUNNING RIGHT NOW SO THAT WHEN WE GET TO DECEMBER 31ST, WE ARE IN BETTER POSITION TO BEGIN RIGHT AWAY. LASTLY, I THINK WE ARE CONFLATING A COUPLE OF PROJECTS -- SEPARATE ENGINEERS DOING THE SEAWALL'S. THE PORTION OF SEAWALL WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS THAT SECTION IN FRONT. WE WILL WORK WITH KIMBERLY ON THE DETAILS OF WHAT HAPPENS IN FRONT OF THE PARKING LOT A AND B, IF THEY DON'T ALREADY HAVE THAT. WE CAN

CONFIRM THAT WITH THEM. >> THANK YOU, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS PRESENTATION? SEEING NONE --

[PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THE PROPOSALS LOOK GREAT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHICH ONES THE CITIZENS WANT TO BE THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY.

>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. FROM OUR PRESENTATIONS, THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 5. OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. STARTING OFF, WE HAVE MISSED JACQUELINE STEVENSON. COME ON UP.

>> JACQUELINE STEVENSON. 83 OAK GROVE PLACE. I WANT TO SAY I MOVED HERE IN 2016. I WORKED VERY HARD. I MULTITASK.

INAUDIBLE ] I HAVE A VARIETY OF EXPERTISE. THE PARK DOWN BY THE MARINA -- THE MARINA IS A SPECIAL PLACE FOR ME. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED TO MOVE HERE. THE MONEY THAT WE ARE

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SPENDING -- I JUST READ ONE ARTICLE. I DIDN'T REALLY GET A CHANCE TO PUT ANYTHING TOGETHER. BUT, I AM LEARNING THAT THE LITTLE PARK PLAYGROUND FOR THE MARINA IS ABOUT 120,000 IN COST.

THE DEACONS CREEK PARK OFF OF ATLANTIC AND WILL STREET, IS VERY CLOSE TO WHERE I LIVE. I GO THERE OFTEN. YOU ARE LITERALLY DRIVING UP ROADS THAT ARE CRUMBLING. I HAD A HIP REPLACEMENT SEVEN MONTHS AGO AND I'M DOING MUCH BETTER NOW.

WALKING IS NOT AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM. I'M HEALTHY. I WORK OUT. I STRENGTH TRAIN. PARKING IS AN ISSUE HERE. SO, I'M WONDERING. I ASK MYSELF, AS A CPM WITH THE INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND SOMEONE WHO HAS AN EQUIVALENT OF A MASTERS DEGREE IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AND WHEN I LOOK AT ITEMS LIKE THIS, I WONDER WHY WE ARE SPENDING $120,000. I'M THANKFUL ABOUT THE SKATE PARK. I SPOKE ABOUT THAT PREVIOUSLY. $120,000. WE COULD MAKE THAT AREA INTO A PARKING LOT. BY NOW, YOU ARE DRIVING OVER CURBS TO PARK.

THERE ARE NO SPACES MARKED FOR YOU TO PARK. YOU PARK WHEREVER.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GO THERE, BUT IT IS KIND OF A MESS. I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO SPEND MONEY ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE FALLING APART, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I CANNOT CONCEIVE WHY WE WOULD PUT MONEY INTO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT NEEDED. I UNDERSTAND THE FACT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL. I WANTED TO BE NICE, TOO. I GO DOWN THERE AND MEDITATE. I LOVE IT DOWN THERE. THAT LITTLE PARK. WE HAVE LOTS OF THINGS FOR THE KIDS TO DO. FOR THE FIRST TIME, I'M SITTING HERE IN FRONT OF YOU SPEAKING AS A RESIDENT OF FERNANDINA BEACH. THIS LITTLE PARK -- AND I WILL SPEAK LATER TONIGHT ON ANOTHER MATTER, TO KIND OF TIE THAT INTO IT. IT IS NOT MONEY WELL SPENT. IT DOESN'T MAKE LOGICAL SENSE TO ME AS A PROPERTY MANAGER WHEN I SEE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE UNDONE. IF I HAD MORE TIME, I

WOULD BE -- >> IT CLOSES IT. I WOULD ASK US TO ENFORCE THAT STRICTLY. IT DOESN'T DO US ANY GOOD WHEN WE HAVE SIGNS UP THERE AND WE ARE NOT ENFORCING THAT. SO, JUST FOR THE FEW WEEKS, THAT. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HIS DEMOLITION OF BRETTS. I TALKED WITH DEPUTY MANAGER GLISAN ABOUT CREATING A NEARSHORE GRIEF WITHIN THREE MILES OF COASTLINE. IT MAY SAVE US SOME MONEY. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET A GRANT TO PUT A WREATH OUT THERE. IF WE CAN CREATE A REEF WITHIN THREE MILES, IT IS A DIFFERENT SET OF REGULATIONS. IT WILL HELP THE FISHERMEN HERE. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT. OUR CLOSEST REEF IS SEVEN MILES OUT THERE. I TALKED TO WELL. IT WILL HELP TO SAVE SOME MONEY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. SHARP. NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. COME ON UP, GENTLEMEN.

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>> ALL RIGHT. THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE 204 ASH STREET. THIS IS OUR HOME. THIS IS WHERE WE RESIDE. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JACOB. I'M CHAIR OF THE FERNANDINA BEACH YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE SPECIAL EVENT THAT WE ARE HOSTING AUGUST 8TH FROM 6:00 TO 9 P.M. IT IS GOING TO BE A FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY NIGHT FEATURING MUSIC BY THE LOCAL FAVORITE THE HONEY BADGER'S. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE HOTDOG HOUSE AS WELL AS NOEL'S TACOS. WE ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT VOCAL WITH OUR FOOD TRUCKS AND FOOD VENDORS. WE ARE A WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. WE WANT THIS TO BE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE WANT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND ENJOY A GOOD NIGHT WITH DRINKS, FOOD, AND GOOD MUSIC. OUR GOAL IS TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE SOMETHING MEANINGFUL TO BE A PART OF. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR SPONSORS AND LOCAL PARTNERS. WHO WANT TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT.

WHETHER IT IS THROUGH DONATIONS, RESOURCES, OR HELPING US GET THE WORD OUT. THIS EVENT IS MORE THAN A CONCERT. IT IS ABOUT CONNECTION, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND SHOWING WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN WE COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION. SO IF YOU DO WANT TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH US, THIS IS ZACH. TELL US WHAT YOU

DO FOR US. >> I HANDLE PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. I CAN GIVE YOU THE CONTACT TO

CONTACT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. >> AS WELL AS MISS MARY. SHE IS

OUR -- >> STAFF LIAISON.

>> SHE DOES A LOT FOR US. IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT DIRECTLY THROUGH THE CITY, WE HAVE FLYERS WE ARE GOING TO SEND OUT. IF YOU WANT TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE BOARD, ZACH WOULD BE THE BEST OPTION. THIS IS OUR FIRST ADVERTISING. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING IT OUT. WE HOPE ALL OF YOU GUYS CAN COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE EVENT AND HOPEFULLY SOME KINDS OF SPONSORSHIPS WE CAN GET OUT OF THIS SO WE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AND CONTINUE DOING THIS. SO, THANK YOU, GUYS.

>> THINK OF YOUR TIME, GENTLEMEN. IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOUTH IN LEADERSHIP AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE

PAUL LORI. >> CANDIES FIRES AND THE SPONSORSHIP PAPER -- COULD THEY BE TAPED UP THERE FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE PHOTOS OF? TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD FASTER?

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. MR. LORI, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

>> PAUL LORI.

DECORUM, BUT IT IS GREAT TO COME ON THE BACKSIDE OF THESE YOUNG MEN HERE AFTER THEIR ENTHUSIASM.

ABOUT OUR SMALL TOWN. PEOPLE CAN TALK TO MISS MARY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT SHE DOES. IT IS TO THE POINT OF THE CITY BOARDS THAT ARE HERE, RIGHT NOW. I KNOW YOU ARE COMBINING SOME BOARDS. FOR EFFICIENCY. AGAIN, I SPOKE UP HERE A FEW MEETINGS AGO. WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD. I WOULD MOVE CAREFULLY ON THAT BOARD. I PERSONALLY DON'T LIKE THE BOARD, BUT LIKE THE BOARD.

THEY REALLY WERE A HUGE PART OF SAVIOR, IN MY SITUATION. I TOOK TIME TO SIT HERE FOR THEIR WHOLE MEETING WITH THE HOPES OF BEING ABLE TO JUST SPEAK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND TO THANK THEM AS CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE COME OUT HERE. I WOULD BE CAREFUL ABOUT MOVING OUR BOARD AWAY AND DISMANTLING IT AND BRINGING IT TO ORDINANCES AND CODES, IT DOESN'T HIT EVERY SITUATIN. I HAD TO RELY ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. YOU NEED PEOPLE. TO WORK THROUGH PROBLEMS. WHAT I DID LAST NIGHT WAS GO THERE TO ASK THAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE DO A WORKSHOP TO MAYBE LOOK AT THINGS THAT GRIND THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD WITH DIFFICULTY. EVERYTHING IS NOT BLACK AND

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WHITE. WHAT I'M HOPING TO DO TONIGHT IS TO ASK YOU ALL TO REACH OUT TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD AND ASK THEM TO HAVE A WORKSHOP. NOT TO DIMINISH THE STANDARDS OF IT, BUT TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU GET THROUGH THINGS THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS BLACK AND WHITE. MY LAST COMMENT APPEARED IS I WANT YOU AS COMMISSIONERS AND MR. MAYOR, TO REMEMBER, IF WE EVER HAVE TRAGIC EVENTS THAT HAPPEN IN OUR CITY -- WE LOST A VETERAN OUT AT OUR BEACH. I WOULD ASK YOU TO STAY CLOSE TO THE OCEAN FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT. STAY CLOSE TO THE FIRE TO PRIMPED. STAY CLOSE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THEY GO TO EVENTS LIKE THAT, IT CAN BE PRETTY TREACHEROUS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. LORI. >> NEXT UP, MR. ALAN HOPKINS.

>> HI. I'M ALAN HOPKINS. I LIVE AT 733 TARPON AVENUE IN FERNANDINA. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING. IT IS NOT EASY.

YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ALL OF US COME APPEAR AND TELL YOU WHAT WE THINK. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE LIVING IN FERNANDINA BEACH. IT IS A GREAT CITY. I MOVED HERE FOR A REASON. YOU ARE DOING A LOT TO PROTECT THAT. HAVING SAID THAT, THIS IS MY THIRD TIME UP HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE. I KNOW YOU ARE MOVING IT FORWARD. IT'S ABOUT THE BANKING RELATIONSHIP. I FOUND OUT SOMETHING PRETTY DISTURBING, WHICH I KIND OF ALREADY KNEW, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU. CITY MANAGER, I KNOW YOU PUT THIS OUT FOR AN RFP OR YOU ARE PLANNING TO. I SENT YOU A COPY OF THE ONE THAT YOU PUT OUT IN 2019. YOU DON'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. 30 PAGES. IT IS ALREADY COMPLETE. RIGHT NOW, THE SAME BANK THAT IS SERVICING OUR 25 MILLION THAT IS IN THE ACCOUNT PHYSICALLY EVERY DAY -- THEY ARE PAYING US LESS THAN 2% -- 2% LESS THAN WHAT THEY ARE PAYING THE COUNTY. NOW, WHAT THAT MEANS, IN DOLLARS IS OVER 40,000 A MONTH. THEY ARE AWARE OF IT. NOW, YOU ARE, TOO. SO $120,000 THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, SINCE I GOT UP HERE, ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO -- THAT IS NEVER COMING BACK. THE BANK, TOMORROW, COULD PAY THE MARKET RATE. NOT WAITING FOR THE RFP. BUT THEY CAN COMPETE AND MAYBE WHEN IT INCOMPLETE -- BUT JUST BE AWARE OF THAT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. HAWKINS. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MR. PETE STEVENSON.

>> PETE STEVENSON. 1627 HIGHLAND DUNES WAY. FERNANDINA. OKAY. I THOUGHT THE 5:00 DISCUSSION WAS OUTSTANDING. WE HEARD TWO GOOD THINGS AND THEN WE HEARD ABOUT A NEW FERRY SERVICE. I THINK THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT MEETING. HOWEVER, THE LAST THREE OR FOUR MEETINGS, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE WATERFRONT AND THE COST OF FIXING IT. WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT AT A POINT IN TIME, WE WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW RECREATIONAL FACILITY IN THIS CITY. WE ARE GOING TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION RESOURCES. MY QUESTION RIGHT NOW IS, HOW THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR IT? I DON'T THINK YOU CAN AFFORD IT. HE HAD A PLAN THIS SUMMER BETWEEN FOUR AND $5 BILLION. YOU HAD CONSERVATION. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT INVASIVE SPECIES. I'M TALKING ABOUT INVASIVE RIVER DOWN THE STREET THAT COULD DESTROY DOWNTOWN IN ONE STORM. I THINK YOU HAVE TO PUT THE PRIORITY OF WHERE YOU THINK IT IS GOING TO DO THE MOST GOOD. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO ALL THE STUFF YOU HAVE ON YOUR PLATE.

SOMEWHERE, THERE'S GOT TO BE A PLAN THAT SAYS, OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO PICK THE PRIORITIES. I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE GOT TO GET SOME MORE NUMBERS. THAT'S NOT AN INSTANTANEOUS DECISION. I THINK YOU CAN KEEP PILING ON STUFF WE'VE GOT TO DO. WE'VE GOT TO GET SOMETHING DONE. THAT WATERFRONT HAS BEEN 21 YEARS NOT

GETTING FIXED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. STEVENSON.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE MISS KELLY YATES.

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>> KELLY YATES. 670 CELEBRATE COLORFUL HISTORY WHERE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS COME TOGETHER TO WATCH AND CELEBRATE. DRESS UP CHILDREN IN CLOWN COSTUMES TO ADVERTISE THEIR SEXUAL IDENTITIES IS A DISGRACE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. IT WAS PARTICULARLY DISTURBING TO SEE THE CHILDREN THAT HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING BEING USED TO PROMOTE A SOCIALIZED LIFESTYLE. THE PROMOTION OF OBSCENE BOOKS.

TOGETHER WITH MARIJUANA, PRIDE FLEX, GIVING OUT CANDY. THAT IS WICKED. THERE IS NO PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN SEXUALIZING ADULTS AND CHILDREN. WE NEED TO DO BETTER, AND NOT LET ANYONE ENTER THE PARADE NEXT YEAR THAT PROMOTES A SOCIALIZED LIFESTYLE.

FURTHERMORE, THE OTHER DISGRACE WAS THAT OUR PELVIC CHAMPION AND FELLOW SKATEBOARDERS WERE EXCLUDED. I NOTED CARS AND BIKES IN THE PARADE, WHICH ARE FAR MORE DANGEROUS THAN A SKATEBOARD, WHICH COULD'VE BEEN CARRIED AS A HAD TO TO HONOR THIS GREAT SPORT THAT HAS HELPED CHILDREN LOOK TOWARDS EXCELLENCE IN THRIVING COMMUNITIES. SINCE I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PRIDE UPON CHILDREN, I HAVE RECEIVED A CAMPAIGN OF CYBER BULLYING TO INCITE VIOLENCE AGAINST ME AND MY FAMILY. PRIDE GRAND MARSHALL BRIAN ERNEST MADE TWO VIDEOS NEFARIOUSLY EDITING MY WORDS TO SUPPORT THE PRIDE AGENDA.

THEY ARE THREATENED FOR SIMPLY SPEAKING THE TRUTH AND SENDING IT FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. TO INTIMIDATE ME, THAT USED MY VERY OWN NAME, KELLY YATES.COM. WHEN YOU TYPE THOSE IN, IT GOES TO THE PRIDE WEBSITE. THE NEWS LEADER PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT THE PRIDE PARADE. IT IS BDSM, WHICH VIOLATES FLORIDA OBSCENITY LAWS AND PROTECTION OF MINORS. A INAUDIBLE ] PROMOTED THE SOCIALIZATION OF CHILDREN . FOR THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF OUR CHILDREN, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A MESSAGE I RECEIVED. AS FOLLOWS. THE PERSON ALLOWED TO SPEAK THAT WAS REPORTED HERE DRESSED LIKE A FEMALE BUT STILL TALKS LIKE A MAN IS A SICK INDIVIDUAL. HE VIEWS ME.

>> THERE WILL NOT BE PERSONAL ATTACKS DURING THIS. YOU ARE FREE TO COMMENT ON INDIVIDUAL ITEMS.

>> WE HAVE EVIDENCE OF CHILD ABUSE.

>> I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE THAT UP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> THE POINT IS, PRIDE IS FACILITATING PEDOPHILES. THAT IS THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE. WE HAVE A LOT OF EVIDENCE I WILL BE

BRINGING. >> THANK YOU, MISS YATES.

>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, WE HAVE MISS GAIL.

>> YES, PLEASE. >> WE WILL PUT A PIN IN ITS. --

IT. >> NEXT UP IS MR. MAGGIE O'MARA.

MOORE'S. EDDIE 125 PARK VIEW. BEFORE THE MAYOR AND I LEFT THIS ROOM AT THE LAST MEETING, I GAVE MY WORD THAT IF THERE WAS NO SUPPORT FOR WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO, THAT I WOULD STOP. IN RETURN, I ASKED THE MAYOR TO PUT WATERFRONT PARK ON THE AGENDA SO PEOPLE COULD TALK ABOUT IT. HE SAID HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT.

IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. SENATOR, DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS DO NOT LIKE LOSING OVER 50, 60 PARKING SPACES. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE MAYOR PRIVATELY. THEY ARE CONCERNED

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ABOUT RETRIBUTION, WHICH HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST. I'M NOT SAYING THAT CITY STAFF DID THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE GOOD OLD BOY THAT WORKS. ONE NETWORK IS RUN BY WOMEN. BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL -- THE REDLINE IS WHERE THE PARK IS MOVING TAKING ALL THE FLEXIBILITY OF THAT AREA AWAY. THE DIAGRAM THAT I SENT TO YOU TODAY IS THE COMPROMISE, WHICH -- HAS BEEN -- IT IS VERY TIGHT. THAT CURRENT PLANT IS VERY TIGHT. IT IS NOT REALISTIC. I'VE BEEN TO ST. MARY'S. I GO THERE FOR BREAKFAST. I GO THERE FOR LUNCH. IT IS VERY QUITE IN THERE. THEY DID THE PARKING THING RIGHT. THEY HAVE A BIG AREA. I CALL IT A NATURAL GRASS AND TREE PARKING AREA. YOU HAVE DOZENS AND DOZENS AND DOZENS OF BOAT TRAILER PARKING. WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, 12, 15, IF THE BUSES ARE NOT PARKING DOWN THERE. WE ARE AN ISLAND. MAKE IT EASIER FOR BOAT TRADERS TO USE THAT RIVER. THAT IS WHAT I'M ASKING. I'M DONE NOW ON THAT.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MORRIS. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MR. BRIAN

INAUDIBLE ] . >> HI. BRIAN HURST. 11 427 FOURTH STREET. I'M A PROUD NATION -- MEMBER OF ] THAT KEEPS BEING BROUGHT UP. OBVIOUSLY, I'M NOT WITH PRIDE.

I'M NOT AUTHORIZED TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK ALL OF OUR FRIENDS, FAMILIES, ALL OF THE PRISONS, ALL THE VETERANS. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. I WANT TO THANK THE RETAIL SHOPS. THE SPONSORS.

THE VOLUNTEERS. MY FELLOW MUSICIANS. FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

INAUDIBLE - STATIC ] I WANT TO THANK THE POLICE AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS. THERE WAS A SING OF AN ALLEGATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES THAT KEPT THE EVENT AND OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE. BUT I LOVE ABOUT THE PARADE -- WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS GREAT INVESTMENT -- I LOVE THAT IT IS A SMALL TOWN FAMILY-FRIENDLY CELEBRATION.

WHEN YOU HAVE EYES THAT SEE AND EARS THAT HEAR, WHEN YOU SEE THAT AND YOU HEAR THAT AND YOU FEEL IT, TOO. I'VE SEEN MANY FRIENDS AND FAMILIES OF SMALL BUSINESSES WHO PROBABLY COULDN'T BE FURTHER AWAY ON SOME POLITICAL, THEOLOGICAL, AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES WITH PRIDE. THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS ABOUT FERNANDINA BEACH. THIS IS ABOUT COMMUNITY. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT PRIDE IS THEIR -- THEY ARE BUILDING COMMUNITY BY INVITING PEOPLE IN. THEY ARE NOT KEEPING PEOPLE OUT. MY EXPERIENCE WITH PRIDE IS THAT YOUR BELIEFS AND YOUR SEXUALITY ARE NOT WHAT THIS MAJOR INCLUSION INTO THE COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, I AM HAPPILY MARRIED, HETEROSEXUAL, MOSTLY WHITE CHRIST BELIEVING FAMILY MEANT THAT IS REGISTERED REPUBLICAN, AND THEY SELECTED ME AS GRAND MARSHAL. IT IS NOT ABOUT SUCCESS -- SEX. IT IS ABOUT COMMUNITY. THAT IS WHY GUYS LIKE ME AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT MIGHT NOT PERFECTLY ALIGNED WITH PRIDE CAN BE INCLUDED AND CELEBRATED. IT IS ABOUT COMMUNITY. I WANT TO SAY THAT I RESPECT OUR NEIGHBORS THAT SHE IS NOT TO COME. THAT IS WHAT FREEDOM IS. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE SO INVITED BECAUSE YOU ARE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, TOO, AND EVEN IF YOU DECLINE, IT IS OKAY. I LOVE YOU AND I SUPPORT YOU.

>> THANK YOU, BRIAN. >> REMAINING PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE FOR SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. THAT MOVES US INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ONE OF OUR REQUESTS IS A REQUEST TO SPEAK -- TWO OF THEM

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ON ITEM 6.9, SO BEFORE WE TAKE THOSE SPEAKERS, DO I HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSION WISHES TO PULL?

>> NO. >> SEEING NONE, WE WILL START WITH MS. KIM WOLFER. PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM TO SPEAK. NAME AND

ADDRESS FIRST. >> HI. I WAS WONDERING -- COULD I DEFER TO REBECCA RAYMOND? WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE?

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> MISS REBECCA RAYMOND. COME ON

UP. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M GOING TO MOVE THIS CLOSER. REBECCA RAYMOND. 1703 HIGHLAND DUNES WAY. I'M HERE REPRESENTING CONCERNING TREES ON THE PROPERTY.

THE TREES RECEIVED THE ADDED REDUCTION AND HERITAGE TREAT DESIGNATION. ADDED INCENTIVES COULD HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN. ONE WAY TO DO THAT WOULD REQUIRE A CHANGE OF LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

THAT WOULD INCREASE THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE COSTS TO DETERMINE AND MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF THOSE TREES. AS OF 2024, THERE ARE 66 HERITAGE TREES. AND I THINK AROUND 20 OF THEM ARE BY THE PROPERTY. UNDER SECTION 405, THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES FOR HERITAGE TREES PERTAINING TO PRIVATE OWNERSHIP. THERE IS THE DESIGNATED HERITAGE TREAT LITTLE FUZZY ABOUT DESIGNATED TREES VERSUS PROTECTED HERITAGE TREES. CURRENTLY, THE CITY SHARES THE COST OF ASSESSMENT BY A CERTIFIED ARBORIST ATC ASKS THAT THE CITY SHARES THE INCREASE AT 50%.

- STATIC ] PROTECTED HERITAGE TREES HAVE ADDED BENEFITS. AND THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE WITH THE PROPERTY LEGALLY ENCUMBERED. THE CITY CURRENTLY PAYS 100% OF THE COST FOR THE ASSESSMENT EVERY 3TO 4 YEARS OR WHEN NECESSARY FOR AN EMERGENCY. IF THEY NEED TO DO ANY TREATMENT OR PRUNING, THE CITY WILL PAY 25% OF THE COST. ATC ASKS THAT THE CITY SHARE INCREASES TO 50% FOR THEIR SERVICES. WE ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROCESS FOR CHANGES TO THE LDC. I'M SURE YOU HAVE PORTIONS OF STAFF TO BE ANSWERED BEFORE ATC ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTS THE CITY HERITAGE TREE PROGRAM.

>> THANK YOU, MISS RAYMOND. >> DID YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT?

>> YES. I WOULD. PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COMMISSIONERS. CAN YOU HEAR ME? EVERYBODY?

>> YES. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. ONCE AGAIN.

>> MY NAME IS KIM WOLFORD. I LIVE AT LOVELY FERNANDINA BEACH. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL COMMISSIONS FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO KEEPING AND MAKING THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND LIVE. I HAVE NOT BEEN BEFORE TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION IN SEVERAL MONTHS MOSTLY BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING A REALLY BANK UP JOB. MY COMMENTS THIS EVENING ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE HEALTH EIGHT CONSERVANCY ARE AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND NOT AS A BOARD MEMBER OR A MEMBER OF ANY ORGANIZATION. THIS EVENING WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE FIVE

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TREES. IS THAT RIGHT? SIX TOTAL TREES WITH THIS PROGRAM. EXCUSE ME. AS THE ONE INDIVIDUAL IN THE CITY THAT HAS MOST HERITAGE TREES ON MY PROPERTY, I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW THANKFUL I AM I OWN THESE TWO FANTASTIC TREES. THIS BRINGS TO LIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE TREES. IT BRINGS TO LIGHT THE APPEARANCE OF HAVING THESE TREES IN OUR CITY.

TREE CANOPY IS DISAPPEARING. SO I WOULD LIKE FOR THE CITY TO ALSO HELP ENCOURAGE HOMEOWNERS TO UNDERSTAND THE PROGRAMS TO NOT TAKE AWAY CONTROL OF THE TREES FOR ME. IT IS TO HELP MAINTAIN THE TREES. IT IS TO HELP HAVE PRIDE IN YOUR CITY OF OUR TREES. THE HERITAGE TREES ARE HERE FOR A REASON. THESE TREES HELP TO SHADE US. MINE SHADES SIX HOMES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I'M SURE, AS COMMISSIONER TUTEN WILL CHIME IN IN A MINUTE, THEY HELP TO ABSORB RUN RAIN OFF THE FUTURE. I WOULD LIKE OUR CITY TO BE KNOWN AS A CITY OF TREES. I APPLAUD THE EFFORTS OF THE AVERAGE CITIZEN WHO HONOR THESE LIVING SIGNS OF ILLNESS BY HELPING PRESERVE AND PROTECT THEM. BECAUSE I CURRENTLY HOLD THE CROWN OF PRISON WITH THE MOST TREES ON THEIR PROPERTY IN THE CITY, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT OUT A PUBLIC -- WHAT IS THE WORD I WANT HERE? WELL, I CHALLENGE.

HOW ABOUT A PUBLIC CHALLENGE TO OTHER TREE OWNERS IN THE CITY TO ENTER YOUR TREES ONTO THE HERITAGE LIST. BE PROUD OF YOUR TREES. JUST TO NOTE, MISS REBECCA RAYMOND, WE ARE GOING TO BE VISITING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD REALLY SOON WITH IDEAS OF HOW WE CAN ENLIST YOUR TREES ONTO THIS GREAT PROGRAM. I THANK YOU SO

[CONSENT AGENDA]

MUCH AGAIN AND EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE CONSENT

AGENDA. DO I HEAR A MOTION? >> MOTION ON THE FLOOR. DO I

HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. >> YES.

[7.1 PURCHASE APPROVAL - FIRE DEPARTMENT - RESOLUTION 2025-76 APPROVING THE REPLACEMENT PURCHASE OF A PIERCE ENFORCER PUMPER FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the purchase and funding of a Pierce Enforcer Pumper for the Fire Department in Fiscal Year 2026/2027.]

>> VICE-MAYOR AYSCUE. >> YES.

>> MAYOR ANTUN. >> YES. THAT PASSES.

>> THIS IS THE PURCHASE AND FINANCING OF A NEW FIRE TRUCK.

THE PIECE THAT WE ARE REPLACING IS A 2008 PIERCE AND THE WAIT TIME IS 33 MONTHS. IS ALMOST 3 YEARS TO GET A NEW ONE IF WE PLACE THE ORDER NOW. 10A IS THE DISTRIBUTOR. WE DO RECOMMEND USING A FINANCING OPTION TO MAKE THIS PURCHASE USING A NINE YEAR TERM. THERE ARE SOME BENEFITS TO USING THE FINANCING. I'M GOING TO LOOK AT EXHIBIT B IN YOUR PACKET RIGHT NOW, AND YOU CAN SEE THE PURCHASE PRICE THERE IN THE CENTER COLUMN OF $982,999. IF YOU PAY CASH UPFRONT, WE RECEIVE A PREPAID DISCOUNT RATE OF $97,000, SO THE ACTUAL AMOUNT WE ARE GOING TO FINANCE IS $885,000 AT A 5.1% INTEREST RATE OVER NINE YEARS. OUR PAYMENT WILL BE PAYMENT WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL WE TAKE DELIVERY OF THE ENGINE. IT GIVES US A GRACE PERIOD TO GET THE BENEFIT OF THE PREPAYMENT DISCOUNT, GETTING IN THE QUEUE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW APPARATUS, BUT DEFERRING OUR PAYMENTS UNTIL WE TAKE DELIVERY.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD SITUATION FOR THE CITY. WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL, AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT OUR NEW CHIEF, JEREMY HOLMES, IS HERE TONIGHT, AND LET'S GIVE HIM A NEW

ENGINE. >> IN THREE YEARS.

>> IN THREE YEARS. >> WELCOME, CHIEF HOMES. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS FOR MS. CAMPBELL? COMMISSIONER

AYSCUE. >> THE 5.1% INTEREST RATE. IS

THAT LOTS ALREADY? >> I THINK THERE IS SOME FLOAT

UNTIL WE LOCK IN. >> OKAY. THAT IS WHAT I'M READING. SO, THIS NUMBER COULD CHANGE SLIGHTLY. WOULD YOU NEED

[01:20:01]

TO COME BACK TO US IF THIS NUMBER GOES UP?

>> THIS PROPOSAL IS ONLY GOOD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH, SO THE PROPOSAL WOULD CHANGE IF THERE WAS NOT

NINE. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. CAMPBELL? SEEING ON, DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 2025 E- SIX.

>> MISS BESS, PLEASE CALL ROW. >> COMMISSIONER MINSHEW.

[7.2 TEMPORARY EASEMENT AGREEMENT - UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - RESOLUTION 2025-77 APPROVING A TEMPORARY EASEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH AND THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR BEACH RENOURISHMENT STAGING AND MOBILIZATION; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves a Temporary Easement Agreement with the US Army Corps of Engineers in support of beach renourishment staging and mobilization through June 2026.]

>> YES.

AWAY, MISS CAMPBELL. >> WE ARE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025-07. THESE ARE TEMPORARY EASEMENTS FOR DREDGING. THIS IS THE STAGING AND ACCLAIMED AREA THAT TAKES US THROUGH 2026. THIS IS NOT THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE RIGHT NOW. THIS IS FORWARD-LOOKING TO FUTURE DREDGING BUT IT WILL PROTECT THOSE SAME AREAS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE EXHIBIT MAPS, PARTICULARLY THE PARKING LOT AT GUARANTEES ACCESS THROUGH THE SUMMER OF 2026.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. CAMPBELL ON ITEM 7.2? SEEING NONE, WE HAVE OUR MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AT A SECOND. IS THERE

[7.3 FEE WAIVER APPROVAL - FERNANDINA BEACH BABE RUTH LEAGUE - RESOLUTION 2025-78 APPROVING BABE RUTH LITTLE LEAGUE CIVIC ORGANIZATION FEE WAIVER/COSPONSORSHIP APPLICATION FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, BEGINNING IN 2025 AND ENDING IN 2029; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves waiving the fee for Fernandina Beach Babe Ruth League hosting Baseball tournaments at the Central Park Baseball Fields beginning in 2025 and ending in 2029 due to their substantial monetary and in-kind donations to City recreation facilities and in accordance with the Civic Organization Fee Waiver/Cosponsorship Guidelines.]

ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MISS

BESS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER POYNTER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TUTEN.

>> YES. >> YES. AT THAT PASSES 5-0.

ONSET 7.3. FEE WAIVER APPROVAL FOR BABE RUTH.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION TO THE 25-08. IT CONSIDERS THE WAIVER OF THE PER PLAYER FEE FOR CERTAIN TOURNAMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE AT CITI FIELD'S. THESE ARE IN CASE OF OVERFLOW NEEDS. THIS IS THROUGH THE BABE RUTH LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS BEING PUT ON BY USA TRAVEL BALL. I DID GRANT THAT A TEMPORARY WAIVER, 30 DAYS UNTIL WE CAN FIT THIS ON THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS IS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE HE HAD ANOTHER ONE RECENTLY FOR ELM STREET AND THEN THIS ONE, SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE ASKED ME FOR GUIDELINES. I HAVE PREPARED SOME GUIDELINES AND DISTRIBUTED THEM TO STAFF BEFORE WE BRING THOSE BACK TO YOU, BUT WE HOPE TO GIVE YOU SOME BETTER PARAMETERS IN THE FUTURE ON MAKING THESE DETERMINATIONS. WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS WAIVER TONIGHT.

[8.1 WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD - Eight Appointments - Ten Applicants - Eric Bartelt, David E. Cook, Jr., Ariel Gifford Marinel, Allen Mills, Chris J. Nickoloff, Marian Phillips, Peter Purko, Billy G. (Greg) Roland, Jenny Schaffer, and Michael Sharpe. (Part 1 of 2)]

>> THANK YOU, MISS CAMPBELL. ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM 7.3? SEEING

NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I MOVE WE APPROVE RESOLUTION

2025 MINUS 28. >> MOTION ON T

>> WE HAVE 10 TOTAL APPLICANTS WITH EIGHT POTENTIAL OPPONENTS TO BE HAD. ONE WHICH WILL BE A NONVOTING MEMBER. WE WILL RANK THE CHOICES AND SOME OF THEM ARE SUBDIVIDED BY A CATEGORY.

>> I CANNOT VOTE FOR THE NONVOTING MEMBER, AS WELL. I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR AND UNDERSTAND THE CONFLICT THERE.

>> OUR ONE PUBLIC COMMENT ENTRY IS MR. JACQUELINE. COME ON UP.

>> JACLYN STEVENSON. I'M THE FOUNDER OF THE MERMAID'S TALE, A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO INCREASING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF YOUTH SUICIDE. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COMMISSIONERS PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF FUNDING TO EXPAND THE SKATE PARK. WHILE I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE FRIENDS OF FERNANDINA SKATE PARK NONPROFIT, EACH OF YOU HEARD MY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON DECEMBER 3RD REGARDING THE NUMEROUS POSITIVE EFFECT THAT SKATEBOARDING PROVIDES OUR CHILDREN. SECONDLY,

[01:25:03]

I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY COMMISSIONER SHOULD PRIORITIZE TRANSPARENCY TO FOSTER TRUST AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITH RESIDENTS, ENSURE EFFICIENT GOVERNANCE, AND ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

TRANSPARENCY ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPERATES. BUCKLE UP. EVERYONE. TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, PUBLIC TRUST, ENHANCED DECISION-MAKING, INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND INCREASED OPERATIONS. ON DECEMBER 3RD 2024, THE COMMISSIONERS VOTED BY BALLOT ON FIVE VACANCIES ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WITHOUT REVEALING THEIR VOTES, AND SELECTED CANDIDATES. AFTER WATCHING THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSIONERS MEETING VIDEO, I DOWNLOADED THE AGENDA PACKET ONLY TO FIND THE BALANCE WERE MISSING. I SUBMITTED A PUBLIC RECORD REQUEST AND RECEIVED THE BALLOTS. I WOULD LIKE TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THE FOLLOWING. EACH BALLOT. COMMISSIONER MIN SHOE -- COMMISSIONER MINSHEW VOTED FOR JACKIE GUNN AND ELSIE PEARLSTEIN. MAYOR ANTUN VOTED FOR KENDALL CURRY, JACKIE GUNN, ELSIE PEARLSTEIN. COMMISSIONER TUTEN VOTED FOR WALDO BARREIRO.

WALDO BARREIRO, THOMAS CAMERO, KENDALL CURRY, JACK GUNN, AND RICHARD -- I CANNOT EVEN READ THE NAME. AND COMMISSIONER POYNTER VOTED FOR THOMAS CAMERO, AND ELSA PEARLSTEIN. THE FASCINATING THING ABOUT YOUR BALLOTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS THAT IT IS MISSING THIS RICHARD REVEREND ON TWO OF THE BALLOTS. SO I HAVE THEM RIGHT HERE FOR YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THEM. BUT, SO HERE IS ONE. IT HAS RICHARD WRITTEN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BALLOT. HERE IS RICHARD WRITTEN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BALLOT. UNFORTUNATELY, COMMISSIONER MINSHEW AND MAYOR ANTUN -- NO. COMMISSIONER POYNTER, YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CHECKBOX FOR THAT CANDIDATE. THAT IS WHAT THIS IS -- YOU ARE GOING TO BE VOTING ON THIS TONIGHT. I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT I REITERATE , AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I WOULD LIKE TO REVERSE THAT I BELIEVE OUR CITY COMMISSIONERS SHOULD PRIORITIZE TRANSPARENCY TO FOSTER TRUST.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> ON IT. AND NOW, WE HAVE OUR BALLOTS. IS THERE ANY COMMISSIONER THAT NEEDS ADDITIONAL TIME TO FINISH? VICE

MAYOR, GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> I NEED TO MAKE A QUICK NOTE THAT I HAVE COMMISSIONER TUTEN'S, BUT I HAVE STRUCK THE NAME THERE. SO, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GOT -- WE GOT A LITTLE MIXED UP. I'M SURE EVERYONE KNOWS.

>> I HAVE YOURS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A TYPO.

>> WE DIDN'T LOOK FOR YOUR NAME.

>> OKAY. >> IT WAS DISCREETLY IN THE TOP

RIGHT CORNER. >> I GOT THE RIGHT NAME.

>> SO DID I.

>> IT SHOULD STILL BE ACCURATE.

>> WE CAN ROLL OUR JEOPARDY MUSIC WHILE WE TALLY UP.

>> WE CAN MOVE TO 8.2.

[8.2 PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Women's Golf Association representative appointment (Shauna Snyder); Men's Golf Association representative appointment (John Pelican).]

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 8.2. AND WE HAVE OUR PARKS AND REC ADVISORY COMMITTEE. FOR THOSE AT HOME, WE ADDED TWO ADDITIONAL SLOTS TO THIS BOARD TO A COMPLETE FOR THE CONSULTATION OF THE GULF ADVISORY BOARD. WE HAVE OUR WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE AND OUR MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO HEAR EITHER OR BOTH BE MADE AS ONE MOTION?

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THEM TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION

ADVISORY BOARD. >> SECOND.

>> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MISS BESS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> VICE-MAYOR AYSCUE. >> YES.

[01:30:01]

>> MAYOR ANTUN. >> YES.

[9. CITY MANAGER REPORTS]

>> WE WILL GO BACK TO 8.1. >> WE DO.

>> WE DO. >> CERTAINLY.

>> MISS CAMPBELL. CITY MANAGER REPORTS?

>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK ME