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

PHOTO, AVOID CROSSING THE DIAS, PLEASE. WE'RE GOING TO THE DOG

OF THE MONTH. >> I PEGASUS. THREE-MONTH-OLD PUPPY. SHE HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE THE END OF MARCH. SHE WAS ADOPTED FOR A BRIEF FOUR DAYS BUT SADLY THEY BROUGHT HER BACK BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TRAIN HER. OBVIOUSLY PUPPIES DO NEED SOME TRAINING SO ALL OF HER LITTER MATES ARE GONE. SHE'S THE ONLY ONE LEFT. WE RESCUED HER FROM A KILL SHELTER. AND WE NEED TO FIND HER A HOME. IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY OR IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SHE'S LOVELY. SHE CAN DO A LITTLE BIT OF PAW ACTION FOR A TREAT. SHE WALKS REALLY WELL ON THE LEAD AND SHE'S LOOKING FOR A LOVING HOME.

>> HOW WOULD SOMEBODY GO ABOUT ADOPTING HER IF THEY CHOSE TO DO, SO ALTHOUGH I THINK WE HAVE A COMMISSIONER WHO MIGHT BE

EYEBALLING. >> I'M HOPING FOR A FOSTER SALE. BUT LOOKS LIKE SHE MAY BE FOSTERED GOING TO THE HOME. BUT THEY CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE, NASSAUHUMANE.ORG AND YOU SEE ALL THE ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION. COME TO THE SHELTER ACROSS THE STREET

FROM THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[4.2 PRESENTATION - OATH OF OFFICE - FIRE CHIEF - Fire Chief Jeremy Holmes will be administered the Oath of Office.]

>> JUST FOSTER. >> THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAY.

>> MOVING ALONG TO ITEM 4.2 WE HAVE OUR PRESENTATION SOMETHING, VERY SPECIAL, FOLKS, ASK YOU TO PLEASE KEEP -- THE DOG, OF COURSE. WAITING FOR THE DOG. NO PROBLEM. VERY SPECIAL MOMENT FOR OUR CITY. TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR OUR NEW FIRE CHIEF, MR. JEREMY HOLMES. COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM. IF YOUR FAMILY WOULD

LIKE TO JOIN, PLEASE COME UP. >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEADS. I, JEREMY HOLMES, A CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEING EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, AND AS SUCH EMPLOYED DO HERE BY SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT, DEFEND, AND PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY. AND I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH, LOYALTY, AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, AND THAT I AM ENTITLED TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER

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THE CONSTITUTION AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES AS THE FIRE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF FERNANDINA, SO HELP ME GOD.

>> WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE REST OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME UP AND TAKE A PHOTO WITH THE CHIEF AS WELL, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT. COME ON UP. CHIEF HOLMES.

>> I'LL KEEP THIS SHORT. CAN YOU HEAR ME?

>> YEAH. I'M HONORED, THRILLED, EXCITED, HUMBLED, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. MOST OF ALL I'M THANKFUL. I'M THANK HAVEFUL TO SEVEN YOU, I'M THANKFUL TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. I'M THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M THANKFUL TO SERVE THESE GREAT FIREFIGHTER. I'VE BEEN WITH THEM A MONTH AND I'VE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH THE LEVEL OF CARE THEY PROVIDE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. I AM SO THRILLED TO BE A PART OF THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[4.3 PRESENTATION - FERNANDINA BEACH MAIN STREET - Fernandina Beach Main Street Executive Director Ms. Lulu Huppmann will provide a synopsis of projects occurring within each of the four Main Street Councils (Promotions, Economic Vitality, Organization, and Design)]

OUT, WE'LL MOVE CAREFULLY ON TO 4.3, OUR FERNANDINA BEACH MAIN STREET PRESENTATION. MS. HUPPMANN.

>> HI, MY NAME IS LULU HUPPMANN. I'M HERE TO GIVE OUR SECOND QUARTERMAINE STREET REPORT. OUR ECONOMIC VITALITY COUNCIL. WE HAD OUR QUARTERLY BUSINESS MEET AND GET AT THE PAVILION IN APRIL. WE HAD ABOUT 20 PEOPLE ATTEND THIS SESSION WITH US. WE WENT OVER ALL ACCESS MAIN STREET WHICH IS A VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROGRAM AND IMPROVING ACCESS ABILITY ARE FOR ALL CUSTOMERS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY BY ENCOURAGING BS TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED. THE ECONOMIC VITALITY COUNCIL IS ALSO WORKING WITH THEIR EIGHTH STREET COALITION WHICH ARE LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS TRYING TO IMPROVE THE EIGHTH STREET CORRIDOR. OUR ORGANIZATION COUNCIL, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON OUR ANNUAL WORK PLAN. WE'RE FORMULATING AND UPDATING INTERNAL PROCESSES AND STILL WORKING TOWARDS OUR MEMBER PARTNER PROGRAM. WE ARE UP 50 PARTNERS RIGHT NOW FROM 32 LAST QUARTER. GOOD IMPROVEMENT. OUR DESIGN COUNCIL HAS BEEN WORKING HARD AT THE UTILITY BOX WRAP PROJECT WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED TO MOVE FORWARD BY THE HDC. VERY EXCITING NEWS. THE UTILITY BOX WRAPS WILL INCLUDE -- THIS ONE IS EXAMPLE OF THE KEYSTONE HOTEL. THIS UTILITY BOX IS IN FRONT OF THE PINELAND BANK

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BEHIND THAT LITTLE BRICK WALL RIGHT THERE AT THE INTERSECTION.

THIS IS JUST A MOCK-UP. THIS IS KIND OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE.

THE OTHER ONES WILL BE HISTORIC PHOTOS THROUGHOUT OUR MAIN STREET DISTRICT. OUR PROMOTIONS COUNCIL IS VERY BUSY RIGHT NOW PLANNING THE NEXT SIP AND SHOP WHICH WILL BE FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST, FROM 4:00 TO 7:00. THE THEME IS LAID BECAUSE AND LOCAL.

IT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF A HAWAIIAN THEME. WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE HAWAIIAN LEIS OR MAYBE A COSTUME CONTEST, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, JUST IN FUN. SO THE TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE SOON FOR THAT, SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT. BACK IN MAY, WE DID -- WE HELPED BENEFIT THE FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL ARTS DEPARTMENT WITH THE WINDOW PAINTING, AND WE ALSO HELPED PROMOTE THE PRE-SHRIMP FEST SIDEWALK SALE WHERE WE TRY TO GET MORE TRAFFIC TO OUR MERCHANTS BEFORE SHRIMP FEST ACTUALLY GOES INTO EFFECT. LOOKS LIKE THEY HAD SOME GREAT DEALS EVERYWHERE. I GOT SOME GREAT DEALS. WE ALL HAD GREAT DEALS.

ALL RIGHT, SPRING CYCLE GRANT WINNER FOR THIS CYCLE IS FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, THE ANCHOR BUILDING. THAT'S A MOCK-UP OF WHAT THE ANCHOR BUILDING -- THE FUTURE ANCHOR BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE. IT'S BEING COMPLETELY RENOVATED INSIDE AND UPDATED.

THE GRANT WILL BE AWARDED ON COMPLETION, UP TO $10,000 TO HELP THE CHURCH OFFSET SOME COSTS. OUR CURB APPEAL AWARD THIS QUARTER WENT TO PEPPERS. THE CURB APPEAL HONORS THOSE WITH MAIN STREET -- WITHIN THE MAIN STREET DISTRICT WHO MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTY EXCEPTIONALLY WELL. PEPPERS IS NOMINATED FOR THEIR LANDSCAPING AND THE UPKEEP OF THEIR LANDSCAPING. SO WE ASSIGNED SOME NEW OFFICERS ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT JOSE MIRANDA HAS MOVED TO CHAIR POSITION, MIKE BROOKS VICE-CHAIR, CHRISTY WALSH MYERS MOVED TO THE TREASURER, PAUL MORMON JUST JOINED OUR BOARD AND HE IS NOW OUR SECRETARY. ANDREA LENNON IS A NEW ADDITION TO OUR BOARD, AND KEVIN O'BRIEN AND BOBBY HAVE BEEN THERE -- WELL, BOBBY SINCE PROBABLY THE BEGINNING OF TIME.

KEVIN O'BRIEN HAS BEEN THERE FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, I THINK. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEW COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR, ARIEL. SHE'S THERE IN THE BACK ROW TRYING TO HIDE FROM EVERYBODY. SHE IS GOING TO HELP ME OUTREACH THE COMMUNITY AND BE MY ASSISTANT, BASICALLY, AND HELP ME TAKE THE LOAD OFF MY SHOULDERS THAT I HAVE BEING THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE EIGHTH STREET. SO OUR UPCOMING EVENTS WITH MAIN STREET, WE ARE HOSTING THE PRESERVATION ON MAIN STREET CONFERENCE FOR FLORIDA MAIN STREET, OUR FLORIDA MAIN STREETS, ARCHITECT AND PRESERVATIONISTS ARE GOING TO COME TO OUR CITY, WE'RE EXPECTING ABOUT 300 TO ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE, AND IT WILL BE WITHIN THE WEEK OF JULY 14TH THROUGH THE 18TH, AND THEN ALSO OUR ISLAND HOP, OUR 2025 ISLAND HOP CRAFT BEER FEST, AND WE ADDED SPIRITS TO OUR FESTIVAL. IT WILL BE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH. SO SAVE YOUR DATE FOR ISLAND HOP. JUST GOING TO GO OVER OUR FINANCIAL REPORT AS OF APRIL. AND OUR REVENUE, THE EVENT IS DEFINITELY UP. PROBABLY BECAUSE WE HAD OUR DINING DOWN CENTER AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON THIS CONFERENCE. WE'RE THE ONES WHO ARE DOING THE TICKET AND COLLECTING THE MONEY AND BOOKING THE VENUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE PARTNER IS DEFINITELY UP. WE ARE UP LIKE I SAID 50, AS OPPOSED TO 32 LAST QUARTER. THE PAYROLL SADDLE MORE THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR.

PROBABLY BECAUSE THERE WAS LISA AND ION THE PAYROLL THAT AT THE TIME. AND THE EVENTS FOR THE EXPENSES DEFINITELY UP BECAUSE OF THE EVENT, ALL OF THE EXTRA EVENTS THIS YEAR AS OPPOSED TO LAST YEAR. BUT WE DO HAVE A SURPLUS OF $37,480.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. HUPPMANN? SEEING NONE, THANK YOU

FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. >> THANK YOU.

[4.4 PRESENTATION - ST. MARY'S RIVERKEEPER - St. Mary's Riverkeeper Director Emily Flore will provide a presentation.]

>> MOVING ALONG, WE HAVE ITEM 4.4, OUR PRESENTATION FROM OUR

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ST. MARY'S RIVER KEEP, MS. EMILY FLORE .

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. NOW I REALIZE I'M GOING TO BE DOING THIS. MY NAME IS EMILY FLORE.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ST. MARY'S RIVER KEEPER. WE ARE A LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY GROUP PROTECTING THE ST. MARY'S RIVER AND ALL THE TRIBUTARIES THAT FLOW INTO IT, INCLUDING AMELIA REQUIREMENT WE ARE A NONPROFIT INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR THE WATER SHE.D WE ARE NOT A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WE ARE NOT A STATE ENTITY. SO A LOT OF THE SLIDES I'M GOING TO BE SHOWING YOU TONIGHT DO COME FROM FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE, AND THEN HOW WE ASSIST THE STATE IN THEIR WATER TESTING AND THEN WHAT WE AS THE COMMUNITY CAN DO TO HELP PROTECT OUR WATERWAYS AND OUR WATER HEALTH AND OUR PUBLIC HEALTH. SO WE AS AN ORGANIZATION, I AM BLESSED AND CURSED TO WORK IN TWO STATES, FLORIDA AND GEORGIA. SO THE ST.

MARY'S RIVER DOES FORM THE BORDER BETWEEN THE TWO STATES, SO WE WORK IN FOUR COUNTIES, TWO IN FLORIDA, TWO IN GEORGIA, BUT IT DOES PROVIDE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT WATERWAYS WHOLISTICALLY BECAUSE WATERS DON'T CARE ABOUT POLITICAL BOUNDARIES. IT DOES BEGIN, THE SAINT MARES RIVER DOES BEGIN IN THE 0 COULD FEBRUARY KNOW BEE SWAMP. YOU ARE AWESOME. YOU SAW THESE BEFOREHAND. THESE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL PICTURES TO SHOW HOW DIVERSE THE ST. MARY'S RIVER. JUST BY A SHOW OF HANDS, WHO HAS BEEN ON THE ST. MARY'S RIVER? VERY NICE. WHO HAS SEEN THE SANDY SHORES OF THE ST. MARY'S? THAT'S MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE.

VERY UNIQUE ON THE UPPER STRETCH OF THE RIVER. DOWN HERE WE DO HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL ESTUARY , A LOT OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS. VERY BEAUTIFUL RIVER. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SEAT, PLEASE LOOK US UP. WE DO BOAT TOURS. WHY I'M HERE IS TO TALK ABOUT FLORIDA'S 30 3-D-LIST, IMPAIRED WATERWAYS LIST THAT RECENTLY CAME OUT BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA. SO YOU CAN SEE BY THE GRAY POLYGONS IS WHAT THEY CALL IT, AND THIS IS A MAP FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. SO YOU CAN LOOK IT UP. AND SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON, THAT'S MOST OF NASSAU COUNTY, NASSAU COUNTY MAY KNOW IS STRANGE SHAPE, SO I COULDN'T GET IT ALL IN ONE PICTURE, SO WE ARE MISSING BRYCEVILLE A LITTLE BIT IN THERE. BUT YOU CAN SEE ALL THE IMPAIRED WATERWAYS IN NASSAU COUNTY, AND I HAVE CIRCLED THE ONES WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY WHICH ARE THE ONES ON THE CITY PREMISES. THE THREE BIG WATERSHEDS OR THE WATER BASIN ID NUMBERS, WHICH IS WHAT WE CALL WIVID, CONSIDERED IMPAIRED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS AMELIA RIVER, EGANS CREEK, AND ESCAMBIA LOOP. YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE ALL IMPAIRED FOR. SOME OF THEM THEY KNOW WHAT THE SOURCE. HUMAN CAUSE. THEY DO GENETIC TESTING TO DETERMINE IF IT'S HUMAN, IF IT'S BIRD, IF IT'S ALLIGATOR. THEY CAN DETERMINE THAT. OXYGEN WE NEED IN ORDER TO HAVE HEALTHY FISHERIES. CHLOROPHYLL AND TOTAL PHOSPHORUS, RUNOFF FROM THE LAND. CHLOROPHYLL IS A MEASUREMENT OF ALGAE. SO THE ONES THAT WE HAVE BEEN -- WE'VE BEEN MONITORING ALL THREE OF THOSE AS ST. MARY'S RIVER KEEPER. WE DO MEASURE DEVELOPED OXYGEN. THE NEW TRENDS TAKE A SPECIAL TEST TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. NEXT SLIDE. SO WHAT IS THE 303? IT'S IMPAIRED WATERWAYS LIST THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA, ALL STATES HAVE TO HAVE REPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADMINISTRATION EVERY TWO YEARS. THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED A BY AN A BIANNUAL ASSESSMENT. VERY USER FRIENDLY. NOPE, IT'S NOT.

WATERSHED INFORMATION NETWORK IS WHAT THAT STANDS FOR. WHAT THIS DOES IS IT HELPS DEP LOCAL, OUR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES HELP THE STATE DETERMINE WHAT THE QUALITY OF THE WATER IS IN THE AREA THE STATE IS UNDERSTAFFED, UNDERFUNDED, SO WE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AS THE LOCAL OPPORTUNITY AND LOCAL CITIZENS TO MONITOR OUR WATERWAYS. AND WHAT THIS DOES IS IT HELPS US DEVELOP AND ASSESS WATER QUALITY ISSUES, PUTS THEM ON POTENTIALLY

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AN IMPAIRED WATERWAYS LIST, AND THEN IT CAN FORM A TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD WHICH IS CALLED A DMPL, IMPLEMENT AND CREATE A BASIN MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN. SO THAT'S A LOT TO TALK ABOUT BUT WE'LL GO THROUGH A VERY SUCCESSFUL STORY ON THE ISLAND TO WALK YOU THROUGH HOW THIS WORKS. BUT THE FIRST THING I WANT TO SHOW YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THOSE ARE VERY -- ARE A LOT TO TAKE IN. JEREMIAH, THE NEXT ONE. I GOT THIS FROM ANOTHER RIVERKEEPER. THE THING IS LIKE YOUR DIET PLAN. YOUR TNDL, TOTAL MAX DAILY LOAD IS YOUR GOAL, BASIC MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN IS YOUR PLAN, AND THEN NOW YOU HAVE YOUR POLLUTION DIET. YOU HAVE YOUR GOAL YOU HAVE TO REACH, YOUR PLAN TO GET THERE, THERE'S YOUR ARE DIET. SO THAT'S YOUR POLLUTION DIET. SO THIS IS THE EXAMPLE OF THE SUCCESS STORY HERE ON THE ISLAND OF WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE WHEN THINGS ARE DONE CORRECT TOLL IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR WATERWAYS. SO ESCAMBIA SLOUGH, DO Y'ALL KNOW WHERE THAT IS? IN 2017 RIVERKEEPER STARTED TAKING SAMPLES OF ESCAMBIA SLOUGH FOR E. COLI. BACTERIA THAT MAKES YOU SICK. COMES FROM WARM-BLOODED ANIMALS. POP, BASICALLY. WE STARTED TAKING SAMPLES AND REALIZED THAT THIS WATERWAY WAS HEAVILY CONTAMINATED WITH E COMPANY LIFE. WE SAMPLED EVERY MONTH FOR SEVERAL YEARS. YOU CAN SEE ON THE GRAPH THE SPIKES.

JUST SOWN ANYTHING OVER 600, EPA IS LIKE DON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE WATER, YOU'LL GET SICK. LOOK AT HOW MANY REDS THERE ARE IN JUST ONE YEAR, TWO YEARS. LOOK AT 7300. VERY, VERY BAD. SO WE PUT UP LOCAL ADVISORIES. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE SIGN ON THE ROADWAY THAT SAID DON'T FISH RIGHT NEXT TO SOMEONE WHO IS FISHING. AND THEN THE SCREEN UP ON THE UPPER RIGHT, LITTLE BLUE DOTS, THAT'S E. COLI BACTERIA GROWTH. SO ALL THE BLUE DOTS.

NEXT SLIDE, JEREMIAH. SO STEP TWO. WE HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED AN IMPAIRED WATERWAY. NOW IT'S TIME TO GET IT LISTED AS IMPAIRED. SO WE BROUGHT OUT DE DES P IN 2022 TO DO SAMPLE PLING TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE. THAT IS NEXT TO THE ALLIGATOR ON ALLIGATOR CREEK. AND THEN FINALLY, IN 2024, IT GOT LISTED ON THE BIANNUAL ASSESSMENT AS IMPAIRED. YOU CAN ALSO SEE EGANS CREEK ON THERE AND AMELIA REQUIREMENT NOW IT'S LISTED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED TO HAVE A WATERWAY LISTED AS IMPAIRED, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. NOW YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A TNDL.

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A GOAL TO GET IT BACK TO MEETING STATE STANDARDS FOR WATER QUALITY. YEAH! IT CAN GET CLEANED UP.

NEXT SLIDE. THERE'S NO TIMELINE REQUIRED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

THERE IS A WATERWAY IN NASSAU COUNTY THAT HAS HAD A TMDL ON IT SIPS 2007. THERE'S WYNN ST. AUGUSTINE THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR 20 YEARS ALSO. SO THERE'S NO TIMELINE REQUIRED TO APPLY A DMDL ON IT. BUT ONCE IT DOES GET A TMDL YOU CAN DEVELOP A BASIN MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN. SO YOU HAVE YOUR GOAL NOW. NOW YOU CAN BUILD A PLAN TO MEET THAT GOAL. AND THAT IS ENFORCEABLE BY THE STATE. THEY HAVE TO DO IT BY A CERTAIN TIME FRAME. TWO WAYS THAT YOU CAN DO THAT IS EITHER THE STATE COMES IN AND TELLS YOU HOW TO DO IT OR YOU LOCALLY LEAD THAT RESTORATION. SO WHAT HAPPENED WITH ESCAMBIA IS THE STREET WAS REMOVED. IT ALLOWED THE CREEK TO FLOW AND FLOOD IN THE SEA AS IT SHOULD, KEEPING THE LIFE FROM COMING IN AND SETTLING. SO NOW THE STREET'S BEEN REMOVED. AFTER THAT, THE CITY OF FERNANDINA, THANKFULLY, LED AN TOAST DO A MARSH RESTORATION PROJECT WHICH WE PARTICIPATED IN. SO NOW THERE'S LITTLE BABY MARSH GRASS OUT THERE TRYING TO SURVIVE, AND THEN HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP WITH THE EROSION AND ALL OF THE WATER QUALITY ISSUES OF THE CREEK. SO THIS IS A SUCCESS STORY. ESCAMBIA SLOUGH IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE BY THE LOCALS TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND APPROVE THEIR WATERWAY. YOU DON'T FIND THAT EVERYWHERE. SO KUDOS. SO ST. MARY'S RIVERKEEPER, WE DO OUR WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND REPORTING, WE ARE THE LOCAL VOICE FOR THE RISKS WANTING TO PROTECT IT. AND SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT WE HAVE TO GO WATERSHED WHY? NEXT ONE, JAR MY I CAN'T.

WE SAMPLE OVER 50 SITES ACROSS THE WATERSHED ON THE ST. MARY'S RIVER, ON THE TRIBUTARIES, A WHOLE BUNCH ON THE CITY, EGANS CREEK, ALL THE WAY UP CLOSE TO THE OKAFENNOFEE. UPSTREAM IMPACT

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AFFECT US DOWN HERE. WHAT CAN YOU? DON'T OVERFERTILIZE YOUR LAWN. WE'RE COMING INTO THE RAIN. WE GOT RAIN TODAY. AT LEAST I DID AT MY HOUSE. RIGHT PLANT, RIGHT PLACE. SCOOP YOUR POP. NOT YOUR POP BUT YOUR DOG'S MOVEMENT MAINTAIN YOUR SEPTIC TANK. IT'S THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF E. COLI CONTAMINATION, LEAKING SEPTIC TANKS. REPLACE IT EVERY 20 TO 30 YEARS DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH YOU MAINTAIN IT, JUST LIKE A CAR. WHAT CAN YOU DO AS A COMMUNITY? REQUIRE SEPTIC TANK PUMPOUT WHEN ELECTRIC BILLS CHANGE HANDS. THIS IS HOW YOU CAN TRACK WHEN PUMP-OUTS HAPPEN, RIGHT? THE STATE OF FLORIDA DOES NOT REQUIRE SEPTIC TANK PUMP-OUTS TO BE REPORTED. THEY ONLY -- WE ONLY KNOW WHEN THEY WERE INSTALLED. SO THERE COULD BE AN INSTALLED SEPTIC TANK FROM THE 1970S, WHICH THERE ARE SOME. WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE LAST TIME IT WAS PUMPED OUT. CAMDEN COUNTY AND CHARLESTON COUNTY IN GEORGIA, THEY KNOW THE IMPACT OF POOR WATER QUALITY ON THEIR CITIZEN, AND THEY NOW REQUIRE THEIR CITIZENS TO PUMP OUT THEIR SEPTIC TANK OR LOOK AT IT, OBSERVE IT, CHECK IT OUT, BEFORE THE ELECTRIC BILL CHANGES HANDS. THAT IS SOMETHING LOCALLY THAT CAN BE DONE. IT'S NOT GOING TO COME FROM THE STATE BUT IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO AS A CITY AND AS A COUNTY. UPDATE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. WE HAVE A LOT OF RAIN LAST AUGUST, RIGHT? A LOT OF RAIN IS GOING TO KEEP COMING. WE NEED TO UPDATE THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ON MORE WATER, TAKE ON MORE POPULATION. FOR MOST SEPTIC, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, NUT TRIEPT POLLUTION REPLACES, THAT'S THAT RIGHT PLANT, RIGHT PLACE, REGULATE FERTILIZING, APPLICATION, I KNOW GRAY WATER IS COMING IN, A COUPLE OF YEARS. GREAT WATER IS GREAT. JUST DON'T FERTILIZE AT THE SAME TIME. FERTILIZE SER ALREADY IN A GRAY WATER. ENCOURAGE BIGGER BUFFERS. OUR BIGGEST THING IS TO GET ENGAGED. THIS PAST SATURDAY WE HOSTED WATER QUALITY TRAINING. THERE ARE NINE NEW CITIZEN SCIENTISTS WHO ARE GOING TO GO OUT AND SAMPLE OUR WATERWAYS TO BE ABLE TO KEEP A CONSTANT EYE ON OUR WATERS. IT WILL HELP US IDENTIFY NEW IMPAIRED WATERWAYS THAT WE CAN THEN REPORT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THAT THEY CAN'T OR -- THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT. WE REPORTED ONE TWO YEARS AGO. THEY HAD NO IDEA ABOUT IT. BUT THAT'S WHAT THE PERK IS FOR HAVING A LOCAL PERSON ON THE GROUND DOING THE WATER SAMPLING, IS BECAUSE WE CAN BE THAT EXTRA SET OF EYES AND EARS. WE ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY, SO WE CARE. SO I KNOW I WENT WAY LONG, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPAIRED WATERWAYS IN YOUR CITY AND WHAT Y'ALL CAN DO, HOPEFULLY DO, AND WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING, TO HELP IMPROVE IT. AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> START US OFF, COMMISSIONER TUTEN.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION. HOW, WITH NO TIMELINE ON GETTING A TMDL, HOW DO WE DO THAT? WHO DOES THAT?

YOU DO THAT? WE DO THAT? >> THAT COMES FROM THE STATE. SO A LOT, RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE THE STATE IS PILOTING BACTERIAL TMDL, BUT IT'S IN THE HIGHER IMPACTED WATERSHEDS SUCH AS THE ST. JOHN'S RIVER, THE EVER GRADES, AND THEN I THINK THE TAMPA BAY ONE. WE'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST BECAUSE WE'RE SO SMALL. BUT FOR ALL THE OTHER STHAWFT TO BE AT THE STATE LEVEL. LEGISLATION ADVOCACY IN ORDER TO PUSH THROUGH THE TMDL

TO GET THE TMDL. >> SO THE STATE HAS TO DO IT, BUT IT'S IS OUR STAFF'S JOB TO PUSH FORT, TO CALL --

>> WE CAN PUSH FORT, YES. >> OUR STAFF AND YOU?

>> I'M AN ADVOCACY, YES. >> COMMUNITY MEMBERS?

>> AS AN ADVOCACY GROUP WE AS A PART OF WATER KEEPERS FLORIDA, EVERY LEGISLATIVE SESSION WE PUSH FOR TNDLS AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL TO BE APPROVED.

>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. FLOOR? COMMISSIONER MINSHEW.

>> CAN YOU TALK FOR A SECOND ABOUT THE LOCAL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS SEPTIC TANK MAINTENANCE?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WHEN WE DID IDENTIFY ESCAMBIA SLOUGH AS BEING IMPAIRED THEY DID GO DOOR TO DOOR THIS IS BEFORE I STARTED AT THE ORGANIZATION, TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THIS -- HOW OLD THE SEPTICS ARE, WHEN WAS IT LAST PUMPED OUT, AND THEY DID FIND A COUPLE THAT WERE NEEDING SOME TLC. BUT THAT IS A DOOR TO

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DOOR PROCESS. WE DO HAVE IN OUR OWN DATABASE WE'VE COLLECTED ALL THE SEPTIC TANK DATA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PUT IT IN OUR OWN TO HELP DIRECT WHERE WE SHOULD BE SAMPLING INSTEAD OF BLINDLY SAMPLING. SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO USE THAT BUT WE HAVE FOUND HOLES IN THEIR DATA, SO THERE'S A WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS ONE SEPTIC TANK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR DATA.

>> HE GREAT. THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER TUTEN.

>> I PRESUME YOU NEED MONEY FOR EQUIPMENT.

>> WE ARE A DONATION-BASED ORGANIZATION, YES.

>> SO MONEY FOR EQUIPMENT AND WHO PAYS FOR -- WHEN THE SAMPLES

ARE DONE WHAT PAYS FOR TESTING? >> SO ST. MARY'S RIVERKEEPER, WE PAY THROUGH DONATIONS PROVIDED TO US. AS OF NOW IF WE ARE TO DO CHEMICAL, WHICH IS OXYGEN, PH, SA LYNN TEE, TEMPERATURE, AS WELL AS BACTERIA, IT TAKES ABOUT 30 HOURS TO DO ALL THAT. TO DO ONE THING.

>> QUESTION FOR MS. CAMPBELL. CAN WE -- JUST LIKE WE DID FOR LAND CONSERVATION, WE SET UP A FUND WHERE CITY RESIDENTS COULD DONATE TO. OR WOULD IT BE DIRECT CITY RESIDENTS TO DONATE

DIRECTLY TO RIVERKEEPER? >> DIRECTLY.

>> DIRECTLY. THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS.

FLOOR? SEEING NONE -- >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MS.

CAMPBELL. >> COME ON BACK UP, MS.

CAMPBELL. >> COULD WE TASK STAFF TO LOOK INTO IMPLEMENTING A CITY REQUIREMENT THAT AS EMILY FLORE SAID, WHEN AN ELECTRIC BILL CHANGES HANDS, I.E., WHEN A HOME IS BOUGHT OR SOLD, THAT THE SEPTIC TANK IS REQUIRED TO BE PUMPED OUT? BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR HOUSE, I'M ON SEPTIC, WE WERE NOT -- WE PUMPED IT OUT BECAUSE I LIVE ADJACENT TO EAGANS CREEK. BUT THE FEASIBILITY, THE LEGALITY?

>> I THINK IT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE AN ORDINANCE, TO HAVE A DRAFTED PHOTO PUT THAT INTO OUR CITY CODE. WE CAN RESEARCH.

>> CAN WE PUT A TAKE IN THE CALENDAR FOR ANDRE, THAT WHEN OUR GRAY WATER GOES TO THE GOLF COURSE THAT WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO NOT DOUBLE FERTILIZE? I KNOW THE GOLF COURSE NEEDS FERTILIZATION, BUT ONCE GRAY WATER GOES THERE IT'S GOING TO GET EXTRA.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. >> VICE MAYOR.

>> I'M MORE CURIOUS AT HOW MANY SEPTIC TANKS IN THE CITY. I THOUGHT WE HAVE CITY WATER AND SEWER.

>> WE DO. THERE ARE SOME. WE'VE GIVEN YOU SOME REPORTS IN THE PAST, BUT I CAN DUST THAT OFF. AND IT GETS A LITTLE CONVOLUTED BASED ON WHO'S IN THE CITY LIMITS ON SEPTIC VERSUS WHO'S IN NASSAU COUNTY ON SEPTIC BUT POTENTIALLY HE ABLE TO RECEIVE OUR SERVICES. WE HAVE NUMBERS ON ALL OF THAT.

>> PERFECT. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. FLORE OR MS. CAMPBELL WHILE SHE'S STILL HERE? SEEING NONE,

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

[4.5 PRESENTATION - WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CITY STAFF ANNUAL REPORT - Waste Management representatives and Deputy City Manager Jeremiah Glisson will present an annual report]

>> NEXT UP WE HAVE MR. GREG HUNTINGTON WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS PIGGYBACKING FOR JEREMIAH FOR KEEPING AN EYE ON

THE CLEAN. >> EVERYBODY WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR ME CLEARLY, BUT EMILY, THAT WAS A TREMENDOUS PRESENTATION.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE GET TO TALK TRASH. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS GREG HUNTINGTON. I WORK FOR WM. I'M A SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE. THE DIVISION THAT SERVICE FERNANDINA BEACH IS LOCATED UNCLE LA HAN. ADDRESS SON FILE. I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO A FEW PEOPLE IN THE CROWD. LARRY BERK, RAISE YOUR HAND. LARRY IS OUR DISTRICT MANAGER. SO HE OVERSEES ALL THE OPERATION IN FERNANDINA BEACH. EVERYBODY ON THIS COMMISSION, IF YOU WANTED TO CALL ME WITH AN ISSUE YOU COULD. BUT I'M GOING TO CALL LARRY. EVENTUALLY WE'LL GET YOU LARRY'S PERSONAL CELL NUMBER, SO IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CALL LARRY.

PHENOMENAL JOB. OTHER PERSON I WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO SMALL WORLD FACT, YOU FIXING SOMETHING? OKAY, THANK YOU. IS ROBB. RAISE YOUR HAND, ROBB. SO ROBB AND I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN 1988 IN CINCINNATI. WE WENT TO ARCHBISHOP MUELLER HIGH SCHOOL. JERRY F ARKS TZ. HE WORKED FOR PROCTOR AND GAMBLE ALL THESE YEARS. I PLAYED WITH THE JAGUARS IN THE MID-90S SO ROB CALLED ME, HEY, I'M THINK ABOUT RETIRING AND MOVING TO NORTHEAST FLORIDA, WHERE SHOULD I MOVE, I SAID, WITHOUT A DOUBT,

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FERNANDINA BEACH, HANDS DOWN, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. THERE MAY BE A TAD OF HYPERBOLE IN THAT. TRUTH BE TOLD, NO PLACE I'D RATHER BE.

JEREMIAH, ARE YOU GOING TO BE HELPING?

>> YOU GOT IT, BOSS. >> GREAT. GOOD GRIEF. SO WE'RE GOING LOOK FIRST, I'LL GO -- PERFECT. AGENDA. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT WM AS A COMPANY. IMPORTANT FOR THIS COMMISSION TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPANY YOU'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH AS WELL AS YOUR RESIDENTS AS WELL AS YOUR COMMERCIAL BUSINESS OWNERS AND YOUR PATRONS, THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO THIS, OR TOURISTS. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE COLLECTION SERVICES RENDERED. WE'RE IN YOUR CITY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK WHICH IS VERY UNIQUE. PER DAY, PER WEEK, PER MONTH, YEAR-OVER-YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE COLLECTION RATE, WHAT YOUR RESIDENTS ARE PAYING FOR THEIR SERVICES AS COMPARED TO RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN UNINCORPORATED NASSAU COUNTY. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT TONNAGE COMPARISON, YEAR-OVER-YEAR. THEN MAYBE A BRIEF, MAYBE EXTENDED DISCUSSION ON RECYCLING CORRECTLY. I NEVER WANT TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO THIS COMMISSION TO THIS STAFF, FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE SHARE WITH FERNANDINA BEACH.

WE PROVIDE CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO THIS CITY TO KEEP YOUR CITY CLEAN AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND, RIGHT? BUT I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY, YES, THERE'S A CONTRACT THAT HOLDS US TOGETHER FOR OUR OBLIGATION. BUT WE'RE REALLY A PARTNERSHIP.

THE PARTNERSHIP IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF BOTH PARTIES. THERE'S TIMES WHERE I'VE APPROACHED THE STAFF AND SAID, WE NEED TO DO THINGS THIS WAY, AND THEY'VE DONE IT. OR THE CITY SAYS WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING HERE DIFFERENTLY, AND WE'VE DONE IT. IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. I WORKED WITH JEREMIAH PROBABLY TEN YEARS NOW WHEN I'VE BEEN IN THIS ROLE SINCE 2015. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING SARAH CAMPBELL FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN SHE WAS CITY CLERK IN ORANGE PARK, THEN BECAME TOWN MANAGER IN ORANGE PARK. ORANGE PARK IS ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS AS WELL. THANK YOU. PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. WM IS A COMPANY, WE ARE THE LARGEST SUSTAINABILITY COMPANY IN NORTH AMERICA. WE'RE A CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVIDING COMPANY. WE DON'T MAKE WIDGETS. WE PROVIDE A SYSTEMS. WE WANT TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE WE POSSIBLY CAN TO YOUR RESIDENTS AND YOUR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. WE HAVE AN A PLUS RATING WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. YES, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU IS STILL A THING, ALL RIGHT? WE ARE SUSTAINABILITY MINDED. ONE OF THE TWO BIG INITIATIVES WE HAVE GOING ON AS A COMPANY IS WITH LANDFILLS THAT WE OWN AND OPERATE OR IF WE OPERATE ON BEHALF OF MUNICIPALITY. A LOT OF TIMES LANDFILLS GET A BAD RAP BUT WE ARE NOW TURNING THEM INTO WASTE ENERGY FACILITIES BY COLLECTING THE METH THAN GAS THAT'S BEING PRODUCED IN OUR LANDFILLS. WE CONTRIBUTED, CLEAN IT, MAKE IT REUSABLE NATURAL GAS. MUNICIPALITIES CAN USE. WE CAN FUEL OUR FLEET OF TRUCKS.

INVEST AGO LOT IN AA, WHICH YOU HEAR QUITE A BIT IN THE NEWS, IN OUR, WHICH IS MATERIAL RECYCLING FACILITIES. WE'RE USING AI TO HELP US SORT THE MATERIAL. AND I'LL DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ON THE RECYCLING SIDE. THE BETTER YOU CAN SORT THE MATERIAL THE MORE VALUE THERE IS IN IT. SO WE INVESTED A GREAT DEAL IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN OUR. THEN WE ALSO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'LL DISCUSS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT WE HAVE AN INITIATIVE CALLED WASTE WATCH. BECAUSE OUR EMPLOYEES ARE IN YOUR CITY DAY AFTER DAY, THEY CAN PUT THEIR EYES ON ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED ILLEGAL ACTIVITY AND WORK WITH YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. SAFETY. OUR MOTTO IS GET HOME SAFE EVERY DAY. THAT'S IMPORTANT NOT ONLY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES BUT ALSO FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT WE'RE SERVICING AS WELL AS THE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. IN OUR INDUSTRY WE PAY THE HIGHEST WAGES. WE HAVE THE BEST HEALTH BENEFITS, THE BEST RETIREMENT BENEFITS. WE HAVE PAID COLLEGE TUITION FOR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS. I HAVE TWO GIRLS IN COLLEGE. WASTE MANAGEMENT AFFORDS $5,000 PER SEMESTER, WHICH IS GREAT. JUST A GREAT COMPANY TO WORK FOR. VERY DIVERSE FRIENDLY. WE HAVE OVER 64,000 EMPLOYEES THAT WORK IN AMERICA AND IN CANDA. VERY DIVERSE BACKGROUND OF EMPLOYEES. WE ARE VETERAN FRIENDLY. WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT CALLED THE VALOR DEPARTMENT THAT'S RECRUITS PEOPLE THAT ARE FORMER MILITARY. I THINK OVER 14% OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE FORMER MILITARY. MOVING ALONG -- I GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF. SO SERVICES, COLLECTION SERVICES RENDERED. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, THE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED, YOU HAVE ONCE A WEEK GARBAGE COLLECTION, 95-GALLON CART. WE'RE BIG ON AUTOMATION SO WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED AUTOMATED SIDE LOADS WHERE YOU HAVE A DRIVER THAT UTILIZES JOYSTICK AND USES THAT ARM TO GET THAT CONTAINER AND EMPTY IT. ONCE A WEEK CARTED

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RECYCLING COLLECTION. IMPORTANT -- AUTOMATION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU REDUCE THE LIABILITY OF HAVING PEOPLE ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. YOU HAVE ONCE A WEEK BULK ITEM COLLECTION WHICH WE DO USE REAR LOADERS TO COLLECT BIGGER ITEMS. YOUR CURRENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT COUNT IS 6,880 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. SO THAT TIMES THREE SERVICES PROVIDED PER WEEK TIMES 4.33 WEEKS IN A MONTH, THAT'S OVER 89,000 SERVICES RENDERED A MONTH TIMES 12, YOU'RE LOOKING AT OVER A MILLION SERVICES RENDERED YEARLY IN THE CITY. EVERYBODY THINKS GARBAGE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION IS EASY, BUT IT CAN BE VERY COM PLAY KAY. WHEN YOU'RE PROVIDING THAT MANY SERVICES ON A YEARLY BASIS IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOUR COMPLAINT RATIO IS PROBABLY WELL UNDER 1%.

IT'S PROBABLY LIKE .004%. SO WE'RE REALLY DOING A GREAT JOB.

YOU HAVE OVER 373 COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS, AND WE PROVIDE SEVEN-DAY-A-WEEK SERVICE IN YOUR DOWNTOWN. THAT'S UNIQUE. MOST COMPANIES WILL WORK A HALF A DAY ON SATURDAY AND NOT ON SUNDAY.

BUT BECAUSE AFTER YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR DOWNTOWN CLEAN, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, FOR TOURISM, THEN WE'RE MEETING THAT NEED FOUR.

WE ALSO PROVIDE MISCELLANEOUS CITY COLLECTION SERVICES FOR EVENTS. WE PROBABLY DO TEN TO 12 EVENTS THAT AREN'T A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION BUT WE DO THEM PRO BONO OR FREE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY. TURTLE FESTIVAL, WILD AMELIA FESTIVAL, KING FISH TOURNAMENT TO NAME A FEW. WE ALSO LIKE TO SUPPORT LOCAL CAUSES. IN OUR INDUSTRY WE'RE TASKED WITH TAKING THINGS OUT OF YOUR COMMUNITY BUT WE LIKE TO FIND UNIQUE WAYS TO GIVE BACK. SO WE'RE A PART OF THE NASSAU COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING.

WE GIVE TO THE BABE RUTH LITTLE LEAGUE ASSOCIATION. SO WE'RE FINDING WAYS TO BE INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN WE ALSO, EVEN THOUGH WE DO NOT COLLECT THE YARD WASTE, THE CITY ITSELF COLLECTS YOUR YARD WASTE, WHICH IS GREAT, AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE WE HELP IN AMELIA PARK TO DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. TONNAGE COMPARISON. EXCUSE ME. THAT'S NOT GOING BACK. NEED HELP. OKAY, THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. SO I TRIED DO A LOOK BACK YEAR-OVER-YEAR. STARTING BACK IN 20 23. I WILL SAY THIS. POST PANDEMIC, OBVIOUSLY THINGS IN THE PANDEMIC WERE DIFFERENT, A LOT OF PEOPLE STAYING AT HOME.

OBVIOUSLY YOU HAD AN INCREASE IN YOUR GARBAGE AT HOME.

POST-PANDEMIC WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS PEOPLE ARE MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME IN TERMS OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY YEAR WE'RE SETTING RECORDS FOR PEOPLE TRAVELING. AND SO IN 2023, AND I SEE MSW IS UP THERE AND I'VE LEARNED, I'M NOT IN THE MILITARY BUT MY FRIENDS IN THE MILITARY THERE'S A LOT OF ACRONYMS. WHEN I DON'T KNOW AN ACRONYM, I JUST ASK. M.S.W. IS MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE, A/K/A GARBAGE. IN 2023 WE COLLECTED 5,764 TONS OF MSW AND 1,181 TONS OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL. AVERAGE TONNAGE 579. LOOK AT 2024 AND YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE AN INCREASE IN BOTH MSW AND RECYCLING. YOU REALLY SEE A GREATER INCREASE IN RECYCLING. I'LL SPEAK TO. WHEN WE GET TO 2025 WE ONLY HAVE FOUR MONTHS OF DATA OF REAL DATA SO WE TRY TO PROJECT. PROJECTING IS IF IT'S GOING TO BE LOWER BUT WE KNOW NINE THE SUMMER MONTHS IT IN -- AROUND CHRISTMASTIME THE TONNAGES ARE GOING TO GO UP. IF I DID THE ANNUAL REPORT IN DECEMBER YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE AN INCREASE IN 2025 OVER 2024. BUT THE THING THAT STICKS OUT TO ME HERE IS THAT YOU ARE SEEING GREATER INCREASE IN RECYCLING TONNAGE WHICH MEANS YOUR RESIDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. I NEED TO GO BACK. ONE MORE SLIDE. COLLECTION RATE COMPARISON. SO IF YOU LIVE IN NASSAU COUNTY UNINCORPORATED THEY HAVE WHAT'S CALLED OPEN MARKET. PEOPLE HAVE AFTER CHOICE IN THEIR PROVIDER.

WHAT THEY'LL GET FOR SERVICE IN UNINCORPORATED NASSAU COUNTY IS ONE TIME A WEEK GARBAGE COLLECTION AND EVERY OTHER WEEK CARTED RECYCLING. IF YOU NEED A BULK PICKUP IT'S GOING TO COST YOU AN EXTRA $25. THEY'RE PAYING A MONTHLY RATE OF 69.28, ADD ON IF YOU HAD ANOTHER BULK ITEM, ANOTHER $25. HERE IN FERNANDINA BEACH, AND I ALREADY LISTED EVERYTHING THAT YOUR RESIDENTS GET, ONE TIME A WEEK GARBAGE COLLECTION, ONE TIME A WEEK RECYCLING COLLECTION, ONE TIME A WEEK BULK PICKUP. YOU'RE PAYING $28.73. WHAT DOES UNINCORPORATED GET? THEY HAVE A CHOICE. SOME

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PEOPLE WANT THAT CHOICE AND THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY A GREATER. A BUT WHAT YOUR CITIZENS ARE GETTING IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SERVICES FOR A LOW COST. AND I WILL SAY THIS. OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS WE'VE -- THE CONTRACTS ARE TYPICALLY FIVE YEARS IN LENGTH. IN THE LAST TWO RFPS, REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS THAT WERE PUT OUT, WE WERE THE HIGHEST RANKED COMPANY, SCORE-WISE, BUT WE WERE ALSO THE LOWEST COST, WHICH I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, DOESN'T HAPPEN A LOT. BECAUSE TYPICALLY, BASED ON ALL THE BENEFITS I SHOWED BEFORE YOU WITH OUR EMPLOYEES, TYPICALLY MAKES OUR COSTS HIGHER. WHY THAT, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE, BUT IT'S A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, BECAUSE WE CONSIDER OURSELVES A GOLD STANDARD, AND YOU HAVE THE BEST COYNE NORTH AMERICA SERVICING YOUR CITY.

FINALLY, RECYCLE RIGHT. A LOT OF CONVERSATION IN REGARDS TO RECYCLING, AND I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT RECYCLING MARK REAL BRIEFLY. BACK IN 2015, CHINA WAS THE LARGEST RECIPIENT OF THE WORLD'S RECYCLABLE MATERIAL. THEY RECEIVED ABOUT 40% OF IT MEANING PEOPLE WOULD PUT ON BARGES AND SEND TO THE CHINA AND THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT, RIGHT. BUT WHAT HAPPENED? THEY FOUND TOO MUCH CONTAMINATION IN THEIR RECYCLING THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING, SO WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO? THEY HAVE TO PUT IT IN THEIR OWN LANDFALL, SO THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE THE LANDFALL OF THE WORLD SO ABOUT 2015 THEY STARTED TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLING MATERIAL. 2019 THEY SAID NO MORE. SO WHEN YOU LOSE 40% OF THE DEMAND, THE VALUE OF THE RECYCLABLE COMMODITIES GOES DOWN. NOW, YOU DID HAVE OTHER MARK THAT BROKE OUT IN ASIA. A LITTLE CHAOTIC. BUT THINGS HAVE STABILIZED NOW. RECYCLING IS VERY GEOGRAPHIC DEPENDING ON LIKE I SAID WHAT MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITIES YOU HAVE IN YOUR AREA. TRUTH BE TOLD, WM DOESN'T HAVE ONE IN THIS AREA. 'S REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICES. WE COLLECT THE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND DELIVER THEM TO REPUBLIC.

LET ME SAY THIS. A LOT OF TIMES YOU WILL HEAR, THEY'RE JUST TAKING IT TO THE DUMP. NO, WE'RE NOT. WE ARE CON TRACK YOU THE ACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO TAKE THE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS TO THE MURF. WE TRACK OUR TRUCKS. IF SOMEBODY WERE TO BE TAKING THE RECYCLABLE MATERIAL TO THE LANDFILL THEY WOULD BE FIRED.

THINGS HAVE STABILIZED. WHAT WE SEE NOW IS 50% OF THE MATERIAL THAT'S GENERATED IN OUR COUNTRY, THERE'S OUTLETS IN AMERICA THAT WILL RECEIVE IT AND REPURPOSE IT. 50% WILL STILL GO ABROAD. BUT LET'S LOOK AT GLASS. A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT GLASS. GLASS HAS LOST A LOT OF VALUE OVER THE YEARS.

HERE'S WHY. ALL THE DIFFERENT COLORS THAT GLASS IS MADE IN.

PLUS, THE MATERIALS TO MAKE GLASS IS SAND AND WATER, WHICH IS IN ABUNDANCE. BUT REPUBLIC STILL TAKES GLASS. AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY PUT ON BIG TRANSPORT TRUCKS AND THEY TAKE IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SARASOTA FLORIDA AND PAY A COMPANY TO PAY IT FROM THEM, AND THAT COMPANY REPURPOSES IT. SOME PEOPLE WOULD SUGGEST IF THERE'S NO VALUE IN THE COMMODITY, THEN YOU SHOULDN'T RECYCLE IT. OTHER PEOPLE WOULD SAY, IT'S A SUSTAINABILITY THING. THERE'S A COST, YEAH, WE'RE WILLING TO PAY THE COST TO RECYCLE BECAUSE IT'S WHAT'S BEST FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT $155 A TON TO PROCESS RECYCLING MATERIAL. YOU COULD TAKE IT TO THE LAPPEDFUL AND IT WOULD PROBABLY BE $40. BUT WE'VE AS A SOCIETY SAID RECYCLING IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. ABOUT READY TO LAND THIS PLANE. I HAD THIS RECYCLE RIGHT SLIDE. YOU CAN SEE HERE THE CONVEYOR BELT THAT YOU WILL SEE AT THESE RECYCLABLE -- MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITIES. HANGERS, HOSES, CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, NOT GOOD FOR THE CONVEYORS, OR EVEN THE PLASTIC GARBAGE BAGS THAT YOU GET AT PUBLIX OR WINN-DIXIE. THE HOOKS ON HANGERS, THEY GET CAUGHT UP IN THE CONVEYOR BELT. MOST DRY CLEANERS WILL TAKE YOUR OLD HANGERS BACK. A HOSE, I WOULD JUST SUGGEST CUT IT UP TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY. EITHER THAT OR THROW IT IN THE TRASH.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BELOW THING IN THERE.

LEK TROINGS. FIND ANOTHER AREA. I GO TO PUBLIX THREE OR FOUR DAYS A WEEK AND I GET MY CHICKEN SALAD FOR LUNCH. I LOOKED AT THEIR CONTAINERS OUT FRONT OF THEIR BUILDING, AND THEY DO HAVE RECEPTACLES FOR THESE PLASTIC BAGS AS WELL AS FOR STYROFOAM.

WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THE STYROFOAM, I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING IT AND TAKING CARE OF IT. SO WE ARE MAKING AVAILABLE TO THIS COMMISSION AND STAFF A TOUR OF THE REPUBLIC FACILITY ON JUNE 13TH. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU, IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE TO COME. PLEASE COME, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE EXPERTS. THEY'RE GOING TO KNOW WHAT NUMBER RECYCLABLES YOU CAN THROW IN YOUR BIN, THE DO'S AND

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DON'T'S AT A GREATER LEVEL THAN I KNOW. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR ME.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HUNTING TON?

>> NO. >> I KNOW COMMISSIONER TUTEN HAD

A -- >> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHEN WE GO ON THE TOUR I WILL, AS THE SCIENCE TEACHER IN ME, WILL REPORT BACK WHAT YOU SHOULD NOT PUT IN YOUR BIN, SO

WE CAN RECYCLE RIGHT. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> AM I ALLOWED TO ASK A

QUESTION? >> YOU CAN HAVE PUBLIC QUESTION BUT WE CAN'T HAVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPEAKERS THROUGH THE AUDIENCE. ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE ITEM 5, PUBLIC COMMENT, COMING UP NEXT. I HAVE TEN REQUESTS TO SPEAK SO FAR AND WE'LL START OFF WITH MR. RICHARD BALLARD.

>> MAYOR -- >> I'M SORRY, MY BAD. TAKE US

AWAY, MR. GLISSON. >> THIS IS PART OF OUR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION TO PRESENT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMISSION ON THE STATE OF OUR SANITATION PROGRAM. AND THIS IS WHAT THIS EFFORT. THE REASON WHY WE'RE JUMPING IN, TAG TEAMING WASTE MANAGEMENT IS BECAUSE IT'S A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

OUR SANITATION FUNDS $3 .5 MILLION EFFORT. THAT SERVICES AS MR. HUNTING TON MENTIONED 6900 RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTS AND 400 COMMERCIAL. THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE LARGELY SPLIT. A MAJORITY OF THE WORK THAT YOU SEE BEING DONE AS PART OF OUR SANITATION OPERATIONS IS DONE THROUGH WASTE MANAGEMENT.

YOU SEE THOSE TRUCKS UP AND DOWN THE ROADS EVERY DAY. AND THAT'S COMMERCIAL GARBAGE COLLECTION. THEY ALSO HANDLE THE BILLING, RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION IS ALSO WASTE MANAGEMENT. THE CITY HAS A PORTION OF THIS SANITATION RESPONSIBILITIES AS WELL. WE HAM THE RESIDENTIAL BILLING, THE BUDGETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AS IT PERTAINS TO ALL THINGS SAN STATION. WE ALSO HANDLE THE RESIDENTIAL YARD WASTE COLLECTION. PART OF THE COMMUNITY'S SANITATION EFFORT FUNDED SEPARATELY THROUGH THE TDT, TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TAX, IS BEACH TRASH CLEANUP. COUPLE SLIDES HERE TO DIVE A LITTLE FURTHER INTO THAT. YARD DEBRIS COLLECTION IS A CITY EFFORT, AND AS THE COLLECTION OF ALL LOOSE AND BEGGED BIO DEGRADABLE DEBRIS. WE HAVE TWO EMPLOYEES THAT HANDLE THIS EFFORT. AND THERE'S A RESIDENTIAL LIMIT OF FIVE CUBIC YARDS PER HOUSEHOLD, AND WE COLLECT ABOUT 50,000 CUBIC YARDS A YEAR. THAT'S THOUSANDS OF DIP TRUCKLOADS OF YARD DEBRIS, AND THAT INCREASES DUE TO STORM ACTIVITY. AND WE TAKE THAT DEBRIS OUT TO THE AIRPORT, TOP LEFT PICTURE, THERE WE STAIJT AND WE GRIND THAT MATERIAL. WE'VE GOT AN 8 TO 1 REDUCTION RATIO, THEN WE TRANSPORT THAT TO CAMDEN COUNTY LANDFILL. THEY USE IT FOR EROSION CONTROL AND FOR ROADS. A LOT OF QUESTIONS, WHY CAN'T WE GIVE THAT MULCH BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, WHY CAN'T WE SELL.

IT'S A REAL DIRTY MULCH. WHEN YOU GRIND IT, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD SEE AT LOW'S OR HOME DEPOT OR ACE HARDWARE.

IT'S JUST WOOD DEBRIS. BEACH TRASH COLLECTION IS NOT A CITY EVIDENT IT'S MANAGE BEAD TIE COUNTY. DAILY REMOVAL OF BEACH TRASH FROM OUR BEACHES. HAPPENS 4:00 A.M. TO 11:00 A.M.

DEPENDING ON SEASON. BEACH RAKERS HOLD THE CONTRACT AND THEY HAND PICK THE BEACH AND MAKE MULTIPLE TRIPS UP AND DOWN THE BEACH EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE DO NOT HAVE MECHANICAL RAKE SOUGHT'S A HANDPICKED EXERCISE. THEY ALSO COMPLETE OUR LEAVE NO TRACE ORDINANCE WHICH IS ANYTHING LEFT AT THE BEACH PAST DARK IS COUNTED AS TRASH. WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE TO THINK.

DEBRIS, THE TENTS, COMAIRS, ANYTHING SOMEONE LEAVES BEHIND THAT IS REMOVED FROM OUR BEACHES. A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF TRASH COMES OFF OF OUR BEACHES. YEAR TO DATE, 76 TONS. THIS IS LIGHTWEIGHT STUFF THAT YOU SEE ON THE BEACH. 76 TONS OF TRASH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM BOTH CITY AND COUNTY BEACHES. THAT'S ONE CONTRACT THAT WE ALL REACH THE BENEFITS OF THROUGH THE COUNTY'S EFFORT, AND THAT'S A DAILY CLEANUP OF THAT BEACH.

THEY ALSO ASSIST WITH FIRST ONES OUT THERE, EYES AND EARS, ASSIST WITH TURTLE SURVEYING DURING NESTING SEASON. YOU DON'T HEAR A LOT ABOUT BEACH RAKERS. THEY DO A GOOD JOB. NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS. IF THERE WERE ISSUES YOU WOULD DEFINITELY KNOW IT AS WOULD THE MEDIA OUTLETS. NEXT, COMMUNITY RECYCLING EVENT. MS. KATHY WITH PUBLIC WORKS MANAGES THIS EVENT. THREE SLIDES TO TALK ABOUT HOW THIS SUCCESSFUL EVENT OCCURRED JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.

>> GOOD EVENING. SOME OF YOU CITIZENS MAY HAVE SEEN FLOATING AROUND ON THE EVENT. LABOR OF LOVE EACH YEAR. BUT WE HAVE OVER 520 CARS COME THROUGH. 520? THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE BEACH. BUT PART OF THE EVENT WAS OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER. WASTE MANAGEMENT WAS

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THERE TO HELP US. U S ECOLOGY, DIVISION OF REPUBLIC, WAS THERE TO HIPS. SENSIBLE RECYCLING, THEY TOOK CARE OF ALL THE ELECTRONICS THAT WE ALWAYS AFTER HARD TIME GETTING RID V. WE HAD ULTRA SHED THERE. FOR THOSE TAX RETURNS AND THOSE THINGS THAT YOU REALLY NEED SHRED, THEY SHRED IT AND RECYCLE THAT PAPER.

WE ALSO HAD HERITAGE CRYSTAL CLEAN AFTER THE FACT FOR ALL THAT USED OIL. THIS EVENT COST ABOUT 30K TO DO BUT IT TOOK A LOT OF BAD THINGS OUT OF THE STREAM OF BEING PUT IN THE WRONG SPOT. SO JEREMIAH, YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE. SHREDDING. BLEW MY MIND, 7,000 POUNDS OF SHREDDING WENT THROUGH WITHIN ALL THOSE VEHICLES. E-WASTE, 8,000 POUNDS OF E-WASTE. TVS, LAPTOPS. YOU NAME IT, THEY TOOK IT. USED OIL, OVER 240 GALLONS OF MATERIAL.

HAZARDOUS WASTE. THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM FLAMMABLES TO PAINT, AEROSONS. WE HAD A DETAILED REPORT OF EVERYTHING WE COLLECTED, BUT THAT'S A LOT OF MATERIAL. WE TOOK IN CARDBOARD, AND ANOTHER THING THAT WE GOT RID OF, TIRES. SO EACH YEAR THE CITY HOLDS OUR EVENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH NASSAU COUNTY.

KEEP NASSAU BEAUTIFUL HELPS US OUT. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT CAME OUT TO HELP. YOU CAN SEE UP ON THE TOP, THERE'S LARRY HELPING US OUT WITH MEMBERS OF REPUBLIC.

YOUTH FROM THE CITY HIGH SCHOOL CAME OUT TO HELP US. KEEP NASSAU BEAUTIFUL PARTNERS AS WELL AS CITYSTAFF MADE THIS EVENT HAPPEN FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND A GOOD BENEFIT FROM THIS, WE HELD A FOOD DRIVE FOR BARNABAS. BARNABAS TELLS US EACH YEAR THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS BECAUSE THEIR PANTRY STARTS WANING DOWN. WE RAISED OVER 1,000 POUNDS OF FAD. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS?

[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]

QUESTIONS BEFORE WE REPORT? SEEING NONE, ON TO ITEM 5.

SORRY, MR. BALLARD, BUT YOU CAN COME ON DOWN NOW.

>> THANK YOU, MR. ANTUN. EVENING, BOARD, CITIZENS. MY NAME IS RICHARD BALLARD, AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF NASSAU COUNTY. AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO THANK YOU AND THE CITY FOR THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVED, ESPECIALLY OVER THIS LAST COLD SPELL. I SEE SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK WITH US TONIGHT, AND MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU AS WELL BECAUSE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT, THIS WENT HAPPEN. NOW WITH YOUR SUPPORT IF YOU GIVE ME MAYBE A MINUTE I'LL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT WE DO AND HOW YOUR SUPPORT HELPS. THE PEOPLE WE WORKED WITH, THEY HAVE LOST JOBS, THEY'VE LOST SPOUSES, THEY'VE LOST THE BREADWINNER, MAYBE THEY'RE JUST LOST IN LIFE AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, AND THEY'RE HERE ON THE ISLAND, AND THE REASON BEING, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN MAKE A BRIDGE AND SAY STAY GONE. I HAD A YOUNG LADY THAT CAME IN THE OTHER NIGHT, OR THE OTHER DAY, SHE HAD BEEN MARRIED TO A SPOUSE ABUSER, AND HE PRETTY MUCH LOOKED HER UP PRETTY GOOD AND COPS ARRESTED HIM. THE DOWNSIDE IS HE WAS THE BREADWINNER. WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU CAN'T PAY THE RENT AND YOU GOT THREE HE KIDS? WE HELP OUT IN THOSE SITUATIONS. WE WERE ABLE TO PUT HER UP IN A HOTEL FOR FOUR OR FIVE DAYS AND GET ANOTHER COALITION TO PUT HER BACK UNDER SAFE GROUND. SO THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE DO. IT'S THE UNTOLD STORIES. I'M HERE FOR THE BOARD. WE DON'T LOOK FOR ACT COMPANY LAI.DZ WE DO THESE THINGS IN QUIET BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. FOR YOUR HELP, THIS WINTER, WHICH WE -- WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST, EVERYBODY'S LIVED HERE AWHILE. IT GOT PRETTY COLD. 51 SEPARATE SOULS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF YOUR COLD SHELTER. SARAH FLINT, SHE -- I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HER. SHE'S ONE THAT HEADED THIS UP. AND THEN KATIE RIVERA AT THE CITY, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S HERE, BUT BETWEEN HER AND YOUR SUPPORT IT WORKED OUT REAL WELL. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR. THEY'RE NOW DOING A HOT SHELTER, SARAH, SO THEY CAN GET THEM OUT OF THE WEATHER. IT'S BEING TAKEN CARE OF BUT IT'S SILENT SOLDIERS. THEY DON'T STAND UP AND SAY LOOK AT WHAT I AVENUE DONE. WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THE REASON, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE WE ARE HAVING AN OPEN HOUSE ON JUNE 5TH, AND THAT'S AT CHURCH OF CHRIST RIGHT ACROSS FROM WHERE THE THEATER BE, IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE THAT LONG, OR ACROSS FROM BARNABAS. IT STARTS AT 5:00. WE'RE GOING TO BE TELLING WHO WE ARE. WE'LL INTRODUCE THE BOARD. WE'RE GOING

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INTO NASSAU COUNTY ACROSS THE BRIDGE, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO THAT PROVIDES THE MOST AND ALL OF US TAKE IT FOR GRANTED, WE'RE GOING GO LOOK FOR A JOB GO SEE THAT SPECIAL PERSON OR JUST WANTING THAT JOHN TRAVOLTA STRUT DOWN THE STREET AND LOOKING ALIVE, YOU START WITH A SHOWER AND CLEAN UNDERWASHINGS AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TRY TO BRING IN TO NASSAU COUNTY. I'D LOVE ARE FOR YOU TO BE THERE.

>> THANK YOU, MR. BALLARD.

>> NEXT UP WE HAVE MR. MACK MORRIS.

>> MACK MORRIS, 821 PARKVIEW. I JUST WANT TO SAY, JEREMIAH BROUGHT UP ABOUT LEAVE NO TRACE, AMOUNT OF TONNAGE THAT BEACH RAKERS PICKS UP. THAT REALLY MEANT A LOT TO ME TO HEAR THAT BECAUSE I WAS ON THAT COMMITTEE, THE LEAVE NO TRACE COMMITTEE, YEARS AGO, AND WE FOUGHT HARD TO GET THAT PASSED AS AN ORDINANCE.

I WANT TO THANK JEREMIAH FOR BRINGING THAT UP. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PAID PARKING DOWNTOWN. AND I KNOW SOME OF Y'ALL UP THERE HAVE GOOD HEARTS AND YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY TO DO A COMPROMISE FOR CITY RESIDENTS BY A FREE PASS TO PARK DOWNTOWN OR A DISCOUNT. AND THAT'S HOW IT MIGHT START OUT. BUT WHEN THE SYSTEM GETS HIT WITH THE INCREASING COSTS, BECAUSE LABOR IS GOING TO BE A BIG COST, FOR ENFORCEMENT, AND REPLACEMENT OF SIGNS, THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU'RE GOING TO EAT AWAY AT THAT KINDNESS THAT YOU ORIGINALLY OFFERED. SO I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT, BECAUSE THAT'S A REALLY -- A BIG LINK IN YOU TRYING TO BE KIND TO THE CITIZENS, THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY, AND IT'S GOING TO FAIL, AND I DON'T WANT THAT COMING BACK OWN LOOK A BOOMERANG, BECAUSE IT WILL FAIL, BECAUSE THE NUMBERS JUST AREN'T THERE TO SUPPORT IT. WE'VE GOT, I DON'T KNOW HAS THERE BEEN A SURVEY ON HOW MANY EMPLOYEES PARK DOWNTOWN? BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PARK FURTHER OUT. AND THAT DAILY COUNT OF CARS ON CENTER STREET AND THE SIDE STREETS THAT INCLUDED EMPLOYEES WHO WERE THERE ALL DAY. SO THE NUMBERS MAY NOT BE THERE TO SUPPORT WHAT'S PROJECTED FOR THE COST AND THE PROFIT. ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. MORRIS. NEXT UP WE HAVE MS. MARION PHILLIPS.

>> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. MARION PHILLIPS. 724 SOUTH SIXTH STREET. THE FIRST THING ON MY LIST TONIGHT, TWO THINGS, WITH PUBLIX AND WINN-DIXIE BEING CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEED FOR GROCERIES AND FOOD IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE A HURRICANE. I'M ASKING THAT THE CITY TAKE A HARD LOOK AT HOW WILL YOU ADDRESS THIS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. WE CITIZENS NEED A PLAN TO BE ABLE TO GET SUPPLIES, FOOD, AND ICE.

THIS SHOULD BE AT THE TOP OF Y'ALL'S AGENDA, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LOW PRESSURE THAT'S OFFSHORE RIGHT NOW. AND THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS I'M JUST GOING SAY IT VERY ELOQUENTLY, NO PAID PARKING. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MS. PHILLIPS. NEXT UP IS MS. CHINA CHRISTNER.

>> 406 BEACH STREET. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I WANT TO SPOKE ABOUT PAID PARKING AND THE PAID PARKING PROPOSAL.

THERE'S A LOT OF IT THAT I'M VERY MUCH AGAINST, AND I JUST WANT YOU TO CONSIDER A FEW KEY POINTS. I THINK PAID PARKING IS SO UN-FERNANDINA. CENTER STREET WAS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO ME ON THE ENTIRE PLANET. AND I THINK HAVING PAID PARKING AND A LOT OF THE TECHNOLOGIES INVOLVED WITH PAID PARKING NOW ARE VERY BIG BROTHER, VERY SURVEILLANCE, AND I JUST DON'T THINK IT TEES STYLE FOR DOWN TON FERNANDINA. ALSO, KIND OF A SELFISH REASON OF MINE, I'VE NOTICED IN OTHER CITIES WHERE THEY'VE IMPLEMENTED PAID PARK ON CERTAIN STREETS THAT PEOPLE WILL JUST GO PARK ON THE NEXT STREET WHERE IT'S FREE. I LIVE ON THAT

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STREET. AND THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS, AND THERE'S TERRIBLE LIGHTING AT NIGHT. SO IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN I GO TO WALK MY DOG AT NIGHT, BECAUSE I'LL BE WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH NO STREETLIGHTS, AND I DO IT NOW, AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'VE LOOKED AT OTHER CITIES AND WHAT THEY DO, AND ONE THING TO CONSIDER IS, WE HAVE ALL THESE LAWS IN PLACE NOW, AND THE LAWS AREN'T BEING ENFORCED. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON LIKE A METER MAID. THAT'S PROBABLY AN OLD-FASHIONED TERM.

BUT OTHER CITIES LIKE WEST PALM BEACH, THEY HAVE VOLUNTEERS OR VERY KIND OF MINIMALLY PAID VOLUNTEERS WHO ACT AS AMBASSADORS THAT CAN ALSO WRITE PARKING VIOLATIONS. I'VE DONE A QUICK ESTIMATE,B COMMISSIONER . CITY, I KNOW YOU'RE -- COMMISSIONER POYNTER, I KNOW YOU'RE ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

I'VE HEARD THAT YOU'VE SAID IF YOU'RE AGAINST PAID PARK COME WITH A BUDGE E. IF WE ENFORCE CURRENT LAWS WE COULD MAKE ABOUT $260,000 A YEAR. I UNDERSTAND IT'S ABOUT A $2 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT. IS THAT CORRECT? ADDITIONALLY AND CITY STAFF MEMBERS, PLEASE DON'T LISTEN HERE, I THINK WE COULD DO AT LEAST A% CUT IN THE GENERAL FUND. THAT TWO ADD ABOUT ANOTHER $500,000. AND I HAVE OTHER PROPOSALS TO GET UP TO $2 MILLION. NOT ALL OF THEM WILL BE POPULAR BUT THEY WILL BE MORE POPULAR THAN PAID PARK. SO I JUST WANTED TO YOU CONSIDER THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING.

>> THANK YOU, MS. CHRISTNER. PLEASE, DURING PUBLIC COMMENT NO, CLAPPING, BOOING, OR COMMENTS FOR THE SAKE OF DE CORE

RULE. NEXT, MR. CHASE MARTIN. >> CHASE MARTIN, 1001 SOUTH TENTH STREET. I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD HAVE TO AFTER ONLY BEING HERE FOR MONTH HAVE AND A HALF. I'M PRETTY SURE WE ARE ALL SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT PRIDE BUT I THINK I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SPEAK. SO I MOVED HERE IN APRIL AFTER HAVING SPENT EVERY SUMMER HERE AS A KID. I'M A MARINE BYE OLE GIFTS, FISHERMAN, ARTIST, THRILLED AT THE CHANCE TO MOVE TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES ON THE PLANET. I ALSO HAPPEN TORE GAY. AS A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY I WAS EXCITED TO HEAR THAT WE HAD OUR OWN PRIDE FESTIVAL. UPON LEARNING ABOUT OUR OWN PRIDE I WAS HAPPY I HAD THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATED IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS, MEET OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATE RECOGNITION. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT PRIDE IS ABOUT. PRIDE IS ABOUT RECOGNITION. RECOGNITION OF A COMMUNITY THAT HAS FOUGHT PERSECUTION THAT IS STILL PERSECUTED IN SOME WAYS AND RECOGNITION OF THE LOVE AND TIES THAT BIND US ALL TOGETHER DESPITE OUR DIFFERENCES. PRIDE IS NOT ABOUT SEX, IT'S NOT ABOUT CELEBRATING SEXUAL PREFERENCE AND NOT ABOUT GROOMING ANYONE. IT IS ABOUT ACCEPTANCE, LOVE, CELEBRATING COMMUNITY. OF COURSE, THERE ARE PRIDE EVENTS THAT ARE ADULT THEMED IN LARGER CITIES BUT THAT IS NOT AND HAS NEVER BEEN THE GOAL OF FERNANDINA PRIDE. IT DID NOT TAKE ME LONG TO LEARN ABOUT THE VILE RHETORIC THAT HAS BEEN FLOATING AROUND THIS ISLAND. WE ARE NOT ONLY SEEING HATE SPEECH BUT INCREDIBLE LEVEL OF MISINFORMATION AND FEAR MONGERING ABOUT A COMMUNITY THAT SIMPLY WANTS TO EXIST AND CELEBRATE TOGETHER. IT IS NOT HARD TO FIND EXAMPLES OF HOW THIS TYPE OF SPEECH AND RHETORIC HAS LED TO WORSE. A SLIPPERY SLOPE BETWEEN HATE SPEECH AND VIOLENCE AND I DOUBT ANYONE REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ON PRIDE WANTS THAT. I ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND THINK ABOUT CONSEQUENCES IT COULD BRING ABOUT. IT IS AWFULLIFUL DAMAGING, HURTFUL,' VISIT. AS POISONING THAT COULD SPROUT INTO VIOLENCE. WE NEED TO STAND UP FOR IT BECAUSE IT MIGHT GET WORSE THIS. ISLAND HAS MEANT THE WORLD AND I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT HATE LIKE THAT HAS NO

PLACE HERE. THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE -- GOOD EVENING, HI, NICE TO SIGH AGAIN. COMMISSIONERS, FELLOW CITIZEN, I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF PAID PARK.

>> NAME AND ADDRESS. >> I'M SORRY, YOU'RE RIGHT.

MARA, 344 TARPON AVENUE, AND HOLA CUBAN CAFE WITH FOOTPRINT PREMIUM PARKING. I AM SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF PAID PARK SPECIFICALLY I'M URGING THIS COMMISSION TO SEND TO THE REFERENDUM. PAID PARKING IS NOT NEW AND VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE TO THIS COMMUNITY. SO MUCH SO THAT IT WAS A HUGE ISSUE DURING YOUR WE WANTED TO KNOW, WHERE DO YOU STAND ON PAID PARKING. SEVERAL SITTING COMMISSIONERS RAN ON THE CAMPAIGN PROMISE THAT THEY WERE AGAINST PAID PARKING. WE'VE VOTED FOR YOU BASED ON THIS

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INFORMATION. SO YOUR COMMUNITY IS PRETTY CONFUSED AS TO WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. WE'VE BEEN RELATIVELY QUIET ON THIS BECAUSE MOST OF THE COMMUNITY IS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE CAMPAIGN PROMISES WILL BE KEPT. I HEAR THEM. THEY TELL YOU DON'T WORRY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SAFE, DON'T WORRY, THEY'VE GOT US, THAT'S WHAT THEY RAN ON. IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE RELYING ON YOUR CAMPAIGN PROMISES, YET ACCORDING TO THE RFP, THIS COMMISSION IS LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT PAID PARKING BY THIS OCTOBER. I'M URGING THIS COMMISSION TO SEND PAID PARKING TO REFERENDUM.

BASED ON YOUR CAMPAIGN PROMISES IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

YOUR COMMUNITY WILL BE HEARD, CONFIDENT IN OUR COMMISSION WILL BE MAINTAINED AND CAMPAIGN PROMISES WILL BE KEPT. IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF US. PLEASE SEND PAID PARKING TO REFERENDUM.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE

MR. JORDAN MORRIS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. I'M JORDAN MORRIS, 1312 ISLAND RIDGE LANE IN FERNANDINA. I'M HERE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO THE FIFTH ANNUAL FERNANDINA PARADE AND FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY. ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS WE'VE HELD OUR ANNUAL EVENT DOWNTOWN WHERE WE PEACEFULLY ASSEMBLE FOR A HALF-DAY CELEBRATION. IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO A PRIDE EVENT YOU MIGHT WONDER WHAT PRIDE IS ALL ABOUT. ADMITTEDLY IF YOU HAVE BEEN HANGING OUT IN THIS ROOM EVERY OTHER TUESDAY, OR LURK IN CERTAIN FACEBOOK GROUPS YOU MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN SOME PRETTY OFF THE WALL SALACIOUS ANSWERS FROM OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO AS IT TURNS OUT HAVE ALSO NEVER BEEN TO ONE OF OUR EVENTS. THESE SORTS OF SCARE TACTICS ARE FULL OF FALSEHOODS AND DANGEROUS TIRED STEREOTYPES THAT ARE MEANT TO DISTRACTED YOU FROM WHAT WE'RE REALLY ALL ABOUT FRANKLY THIS IS A BIG PART OF THE REASON WHY WE HOLD OUR ENT. PRIDE IS ABOUT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION BUT ABOUT RAISING AWARENESS OF THE OBSTACLES THAT THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY FACES ON A DAILY BASIS. ABOUT LEARNING TO LOVE AND ACCEPT YOURSELF JUST AS YOU ARE AND JUST AS YOU WERE BORN OR CREATED. OFFERING THE COME OUT AND LIVE ONE'S CREED CAN HAVE CRIPPLING SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDING SUICIDE. TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY HAVE IT THE WORSE RIGHT NOW AS WE'RE WATCHING THEM LOSE THEIR RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS. THIS IS WHY WE DO THIS. PRIZE IS A FOR THESE COUPLES, FAMILIES, ALLIES WHO LOVE AND SUPPORT THEM. CELEBRATION OF SURVIVAL, CELEBRATION OF LIVING ONE'S TRUTH DESPITE THE FORCES WORKING AGAINST YOU. THE BEST WAY TO LEARN ABOUT PRIDE IS TO ATTEND IT. IT'S FREE AND IT'S OPEN TO EVERYBODY. LAST YEAR WE HAD ALMOST 3,000 PEOPLE. THIS YEAR WE HAVE 90 LOCAL VENDORS INCLUDING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, ARTISTS, AND TARGETED HEALTH RESOURCES. IT WILL ALSO BE OUR LONGEST PARADE YET. WE HAVE PARTICIPATION FROM MAJOR BRANDS LIKE T-MOBILE, BANK OF AMERICA, AMAZON, THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, KEEP NASSAU BEAUTIFUL, AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND MANY MORE ALL WHAT WANT TO SHOW UP AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY. WE'RE FAMILY FRIENDLY WHICH MEANS WE DON'T SERVE ALCOHOL AND WE DON'T ALLOW AGE INAPPROPRIATE ITEMS IN OUR VENDOR VILLAGE. AS WITH MOST LARGE CITY EVENT WE CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAY OUR RULES AND ANYONE NOT IN LINE IS ASKED TO COMPLY OR LEAVE THE PREMISES.

LOCAL LIVE MUSIC AND FOOD THANKS AND THANK YOU TO THREE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS WHO WILL BE ON HAND TO ISSUE A CITY PROCLAMATION FOR PRIDE MONTH. THANK YOU TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THIS YEAR AS ALWAYS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YET ANOTHER MEMORABLE, SAFE, AND SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION. THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. MORRIS. NEXT

UP WE HAVE MR. PAUL LORI. >> GOOD EVENING. PAUL LORI, 11 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET. FERNANDINA, FLORIDA. YES, ALSO PROPERTY INSIDE THE PRIME ZONE FOR PAID PARKING WHICH HAS NO EFFECT ON ME PERSONALLY, BUT IT DOES HAVE AN EFFECT ON ME IN THE WAY THAT I LOVE THIS TOWN. WHEN I LOOK BACK AT THE SIGN, WHEN I LOOK AT THE FLAGS, WHEN I LOOK AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS COME IN HERE, IF I WAS TO BREAK DECORUM AND TURN AROUND AND LOOK AT THE CROWD I'VE HUGGED PROBABLY 90% OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. LOVE 90% OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. LOVE ALL OF YOU. AND THOSE ARE THE PIECES AND THE CHARACTERS THAT THINK THAT MAKE UP FERNANDINA. AND NOW YOU'RE PROBABLY SAYING TO ECONOMICALLY, PAUL WHAT DOES THAT TO HAVE DO WITH ANYTHING WITH PAID PARKING. IT DOES. A LOT OF TIMES TOWNS JUST SLOWLY

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ERODE ALL THE LITTLE PIECES OF THE CHARACTER THAT HAS MADE IT UNIQUE IN WHY WE HAVE COME HERE. NOT ONLY WHY WE HAVE COME HERE, BUT WHY WE HAVE STAYED HERE. AND WHY WE ARE SAFE HERE. AND PAID PARKING IS ONE OF THOSE SUCH THINGS. IT JUST KIND OF JUST TAKES THE FABRIC, THE UNIQUENESS, THE NEAT VIBE AWAY FROM OUR CITY. IT JUST MAKES US LIKE EVERY OTHER CITY. I JUST TRAVELED, I JUST CAME BACK LAST WEEK, AND WHEN YOU TRAVEL, YOU WANT TO GO TO UNIQUE PLACES IN THE WORLD. YOU WANT TO GO TO PLACES THAT THINGS ARE JUST DIFFERENT. YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE SAME PLACE. YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO A STAMPED OUT CITY. PAID PARKING, PAY HERE, DO THIS, GET A TICKET HERE, IT'S GOING TO BE CROWDED, WE'RE GOING TO BE OVERCROWDED, WE'VE GOT OVERDEVELOPMENT, THEN JUST THE SAME THING AS EVERY OTHER SEASIDE TOWN THAT WE'RE LOSING. SMALL TOWN AMERICA IS SOMETHING THAT DISCI'S APPEARING. SO IF YOU PUT SO MUCH INTO YOUR MAIN STREET PROGRAM YOU PUT SO MUCH INTO CITIZENS ON TELLING THEM MAINTAIN YOUR HISTORIC HOMES, YOU SHOULD DO THE SAME THING ON PRESERVING THAT SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE. ANOTHER SUBJECT, PLEASE, SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER, THERE SHOULD ALWAYS BE, IF IT'S 12 SPACES, IF IT'S 14 SPACES, 16 SPACES, WHATEVER IT IS THAT THIS CITY HAS MAINTAINED AT THAT BOAT RAMP, THAT BOAT RAMP SHOULD BE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE BOAT TRAILERS TO ACCESS PUBLIC ACCESS IN THAT INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. AND I'LL END ON A REALLY POSITIVE KNOW. MS. EMILY DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT AT THE END. SHE STARTED GOING THERE, THEN SHE STOPPED. BUT I'LL TRY TO PAIR HER UP WITH YOU ALL. IN AUGUST THEY HAVE ANOTHER CITIZEN SCIENTIST CLASS THAT'S COMING OUT. I TOOK IT LAST YEAR. IT'S A FABULOUS CLASS. A GREAT WAY TO ENGAGE.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. LAURIE. NEXT UP WE HAVE FORMER VICE MAYOR LYNN KRIEGER.

>> LYNN KRIEGER, 1313 HICKORY STREET. RECENTLY THE SIERRA CLUB INITIATED A PROGRAM TO INSTALL PURPLE AIR MONITORS IN THE CITY.

PURPLE AIR HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE AND THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH ITS COM PAT ABILITY WITH THE FEDERAL AIR MONITORS. OUR GOAL WAS TO PUT IT IN ONE REASON BECAUSE THE FEDERAL AIR MONITORING HERE NOW WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE, THE ACTUAL AIR MONITOR FOR PARTICLES IS IN PUN KIN HILL. WE PUT THE FIRST ONE IN AT 1313 HICKORY. AND I REALLY ANTICIPATED THAT IT WAS GOING TO SHOW THAT WE GENERALLY HAVE GOOD AND MODERATE AIR QUALITY. AND THIS IS JUST WITH PARTICLE MATTER. THIS ISN'T WITH SULFUR DIOXIDE AND OTHER THINGS. AND THAT PRETTY MUCH, FOR 13 DHAIRKS PRETTY MUCH WAS TRUE. EXCEPT YESTERDAY MORNING WHEN THE READING WAS 131, AND THE WAY IT IS, GOOD SUBPOENA TO 50, MARGINAL SUBPOENA TO 100. 100 TO 150 SUN HEALTHY AIR FOR PEOPLE WITH SENSITIVE CONDITIONS. SO SOMEHOW THAT IS MAINTAINED IT, AND WHEN I GO TO THE FEDERAL SITE, IT GENERALLY IS PRETTY CLOSE. TODAY THE FEDERAL SITE SAYS -- THEY DON'T GIVE YOU A NUMBER, THEY SAID IT'S HIGH, GO AND LOOK SOMEPLACE ELSE. SO, YOU KNOW, AS THIS PROCESS, I LOOKED AT THE CITY AND WHAT THE CITY IS SUPPOSED TO DO AND THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS. I EMAILED ALL OF Y'ALL. THERE ARE POSITIVE THINGS, ANNUAL MEETINGS. I ENCOURAGED THE CITY AND OFFERED SERVICES, PARTICULARLY MY SERVICE TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY. I ALSO YESTERDAY WENT TO MR. CAMPBELL, OUR REPRESENTATIVE, AARON, LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE, ASKING AARON TO GET AS YOU FEDERAL MONITOR ON THE ISLAND. SO THE CRITICAL THING IS, WE ACTUALLY HAVE AIR QUALITY NOW THAT PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED TO THAT THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW. THERE ARE METHODS TO FIND OUT, AND ONE IS CALLED ENVIROFLASH, INCLUDE CAN SIGN UP FOR LAND BE NOTIFIED BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE NOTIFIED IF THE AIR -- MONITORS AIR. AND THERE'S ALWAYS FLAG SYSTEM, SIMILAR TO BEACH SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU PUT THOSE,

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BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING THOUGHT. AND ANOTHER RESPONSIBILITY IS EDUCATION PROCESS. AND I'M JUST REALLY ENCOURAGING. WE'LL CONTINUE AND COMMISSIONER TUTEN WANTS A PURPLE AIR ON HER HOUSE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT, AND I'LL CLOSE WITH SAYING,, SO WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? HOW DID WE GET THERE? SO I WENT AND CHECKED THE WHOLE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, AND EVERYBODY IS HIGH. LIKE I SAY, THE FEDERALS SAY IT'S HIGH, GO AND CHECK FOR FOREST FIRES. FOREST FIRES ARE A MAJOR ELEMENT. SO JUST ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO DO -- TAKE A LOOK AT

THAT AND LACK AT THE COMPOUND. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. NEXT UP WE HAVE ZEN CARVER. WE HAVE SOME LITERATURE.

>> IF YOU CAN PROVIDE TO THE MADAM CLERK, PLEASE, AND SHE'LL

PASS IT DOWN. THANK YOU. >> WAITING FOR IT TO MAKE ITS

WAY. >> ZEN CARVER, 85089 LITTLE WILLIAM, FERNANDINA BEACH, 32034. I CAME HERE TONIGHT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE NEW COOLING SYSTEM THAT'S GOING TO BE OPEN, AND ALSO TO MAKE YOU AWARE, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS, HEAT HEALTH IS IMPORTANT, AND IT SNEAKS UP ON YOU. YOU CAN BE OUT THERE HAVING SPORTS, HANGING OUT WITH THE KIDS, TAKING A WALK, AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE SYMPTOMS, YOU COULD BUT IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE.

NOW, I REPRESENT THE EXTREME WEATHER COALITION. IT'S BASICALLY JUST A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND CHURCHES THAT ARE TRYING TO OFFER A COOLING CENTER TO THOSE THAT NOT ONLY ARE, YOU KNOW, IN A SHELTER, BUT THERE'S MANY SHELTERS IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, HAVE HOLES IN THEIR ROOF, THEIR WALLS, YOU KNOW. IT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO KEEP COULD. AND WHEN THAT HEAT INDEX HITS 103, WHICH IS WHEN WE'LL OPEN THE CENTER, WE GIVE THEM AN OPTION TO JUST COME IN OUT OF THE HEAT, AND WE'LL OFFER WATER, SOME SALTY SNACKS TO REPLENISH, AND JUST A PLACE TO COOL DOWN. THIS IS GOING TO BE AT FIRST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS, IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM, I THINK IT'S FIRST LOVE PIZZA NOW. IT USED TO BE OLD FRED'S DOLLAR STORE. DID I GET THAT RIGHT? OKAY. AND ANYWAY, THERE'S INFORMATION HERE. YOU CAN DO THE QR CODE, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE REACH OUT. THE COOLING CENTER WILL BE OPEN FROM 11:00 TO 5:00. EVERY TIME THE HEAT INDEX HITS 103. NOW, THAT'S JUST ONE PART OF IT. THE OTHER PART IS TO TRY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE MANY DON'T KNOW, UNLESS YOU'RE IN THE HEALTHCARE BUSINESS, HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. AND SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO PROMOTE THIS AND TRY TO EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS, BECAUSE WE HAVE LONG SPELLS LAST SUMMER WHERE THAT HEAT INDEX WAS WAY UP THERE. AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW QUICKLY IT HITS YOU. , SO THAT WAS JUST A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. INVITE YOU TO OUR COOLING CENTER. LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE EXTREME WEATHER COALITION, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, MS. CARVER. >> THANK YOU.

>> CAN I ADD SOMETHING? >> QUESTION?

>> STATEMENT. >> YEAH.

>> THANK YOU. >> IF YOU --

>> ANYBODY ELSE LIKE A FAN? >> IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, THE NASSAU COUNTY EXTREME WEATHER COAL LIQUORS

NCEWC. NCEWC.ORG. >> THANK YOUINGS COMMISSIONER.

NEXT UP WE HAVE JOSEPH D, AND THE LAST NAME IS SCRIBBLED. IS

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IT WALLS? >> WALSH.

>> HEY, JOE. >> HOW YOU DOING. JOSEPH WATCH, 2 SO BEACH STREET, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, 510 EL LIDS BETH ROAD.

BOAT RAMP. IF YOU'RE GOING TO CHARGE FOR PARK AND YOU ARE GOING TO LIMIT IT. IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN FISHING, BEEN OUT IN THE SOUND, THAT WILL BE BACK BY 7:00, CAN QUICKLY WILL BE BACK BY 10:00. YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE VEHICLES BEING TOWED, PEOPLE COMING IN, POTENTIAL. SO I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO RETHINK THAT.

PAID PARKING, WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THAT. I AGREE, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO DRIVE PARKING OUT INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AS A FORMER RESIDENT HERE. GOOD JOBS, WE FINALLY GOT THE PARK OFF THE DRAWING BOARD. WE GOT A LOT STREET OPEN, ESCAMBIA SKYLIGHTED. LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE, MAYBE MAKE A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT ESCAMBIA, DEVELOP THAT GREEN SPACE.

HISTORIC WATER SOURCE FOR THE POOR, BACK WHEN SAILING SHIPS WERE COMING IN. THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE WOULD WATER UP. SO LET'S THINK ABOUT SOME OF THESE DECISIONS. WE'RE A GROWING TOWN. NEVER THOUGHT WE'D HAVE THESE KIND OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PAID PARKING AGAIN, BECAUSE THE LAST TIME WE HAD IT, IT DIDN'T WORK. SO, ANYWAY, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU, MR. WASNER. NEXT UP WE HAVE ALEXIS REYNOLDS.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. ALEXIS REYNOLDS, 25 SOUTH THIRD.

DEFINITELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GOOD PARKING. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT THE PARKING ISSUE IS ABOUT TOURISTS, AND ON OCCASION, IT IS. THEY COME IN FOR LUNCH, THEY COME IN FOR DINNER. I FEEL THAT THE PARKING SITUATION IS REALLY A PROBLEM OF EMPLOYEES PARKING. THERE'S MANY BUSINESSES HERE WHO HAVE TWO, THREE, FOUR, TEN EMPLOYEES, AND THE FIRST THING THEY DO FIRST THING IN THE MORNING IS TAKE THAT SAME SPOT THEY DO EVERY DAY, AND THEY TAKE IT ALL DAY. WITH NO MOVING. SO I AM AGAINST PAID PARKING, BUT PERHAPS FINDING SOME KIND OF LOT THAT WOULD BE EMPLOYEE PARKING ONLY, SO THAT THE TOURISTS THAT WE DO HAVE COME AND SPEND MONEY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE IN BUSINESS FOR, HAVE THE TOURISTS COME AND GO AND THEY WILL, BECAUSE THEY GENTLE COME FOR LUNCH OR DINNERTIME, BUT IT'S REALLY THE EMPLOYEES. I DON'T WANT TO SAY THEY'RE CAUSING A PROBLEM. THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR THEIR SPOTS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. WHEN THEY'RE DRINKING THEIR COFFEE, QUICK, GRAB IT, THEN THEY'RE THERE FOR EIGHT HOURS. SO AN EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT SOMEWHERE MIGHT BE A GOOD ALTERNATIVE. BUT PLEASE, NO

PAID PARKING. >> THANK YOU, MS. REYNOLDS. AND

WE HAVE MS. SANDY CAREY NEXT. >> SANDRA CAREY. STILL NEED

ADDRESS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF? >> YES.

>> 12454 DRIVE. I JUST WANT TO SAY EMILY'S PRESENTATION WAS AWESOME, AND I REALLY ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY HERE TO GET INVOLVED WITH SUPPORTING MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THAT PROGRAM.

IT'S SO VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR WATER QUALITY. AND THE GENERAL THEME TONIGHT SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF ENVIRONMENTAL WATER QUALITY, AIR QUALITY ISSUES, SO CONTINUING IN THAT, ON THAT I'M GOING TO BRING UP SOMETHING I BROUGHT UP NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. I ASKED PRIOR ADMINISTRATION, THE MAYOR WAS PROMISED IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE, ORDINANCE HAS BEEN WRITTEN AND IS READY TO GO FOR A DO YOU KNOW ORDINANCE ON THIS BARRIER ISLAND. IT'S REALLY JUST -- HAS TO BE DONE. FRANK HOF, WHEN IS A WORLD RENOWNED DO YOU KNOW SCIENTIST WAS HERE, RESIDENT OF OUR ISLAND FOR MANY YEARS, WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH GROUPS OF PEOPLE AND HAS THE ORDINANCE WRITTEN. IT'S READY TO GO.

IT'S TIME WE ACT ON IT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MS. CAREY. AND I SEE NO MORE REQUESTS TO SPEAK.

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

>> COMMISSIONER. >> ANOTHER WEBSITE. ST. MARY'S RIVER KEEPER IS ST. MARY'S RIVERKEEPER.ORG IF YOU WANT TO

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DONATE. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

WE'LL LET THE GROUP FILE OUT BEFORE WE START TALKING, A SECOND FOR THINGS TO SETTLE. ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, ON TO ITEM 6, CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THE COMMISSION WISHES TO

PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> YES, I NEED TO PULL 6.3 FOR A -- I'LL MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT BUT I'LL HAVE TO MAKE

AMENDMENT AND MOTION. >> 6.3 WILL BE BUD. DO I HEAR A

MOTION? >> SO MOVED.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION?

SEEING NONE, PLEASE CALL ROLL. >> YES.

>> YES. >> YES.

[6.3 WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD - MEMBERSHIP AMENDMENT - RESOLUTION 2025- 86 AMENDING RESOLUTION 2025-65 TO RECLASSIFY THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD NON-VOTING MEMBER TO AN ALTERNATE (VOTING) MEMBER; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves amending Resolution 2025-65 to reclassify the Waterfront Advisory Board non-voting member to an alternate (voting) member.]

>> YES. >> AND YES. MOTION PASSES 5-0.

NOW WE'LL DISCUSS ITEM 6.3, WATERFRONT ADVISE ROW BOARD.

>> I EEL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADDING -- SO AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO ADD, EXCUSE ME, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ALTERNATE VOTING MEMBER MUST RESIDE IN THE CITY. JUST A SMALL

OVERLOOK THERE ON 6.3. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT?

>> JOKED. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY

FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? >> JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I THOUGHT EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD HAD TO BE

IN THE CITY. >> I WAS UNDER THAT IMPRESSION AS WELL, BUT IF YOU CAUGHT THAT, THAT'S A GREAT CATCH.

>> YEAH, GREAT CATCH. >> I DIDN'T NECESSARILY CATCH IT. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE CREDIT FORT. I JUST WANTED TO --

>> YEAH, THAT IS -- >> IT WASN'T CLARIFIED IN THE RESOLUTION, SO IF IT WAS MADE TO NEED TO BE CLARIFIED, JUST SO WE

DIDN'T HAVE TO BRING IT BACK. >> CERTAINLY.

>> THAT WAS IT. >> AND I'M SURE STAFF HAS JUST A VERBAGE CHANGE THAT MIGHT BE AN EASY ONE THERE. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MS. BEST, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

>> [INAUDIBLE] >> THANK YOU.

>> YES. >> YES.

[7.1 SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE APPROVAL - BARNEY'S PUMPS INC. - RESOLUTION 2025-89 APPROVING THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF FAIRBANKS NIJHUIS PUMPS FROM BARNEY’S PUMPS INC. FOR THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $58,830; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves the sole source purchase of Fairbanks Nijhuis pumps in an amount not to exceed $58,830 from Barney's Pumps Inc.]

>> YES. >> YES.

>> YES. THAT PASSES 5-0. ON TO ITEM 7, RESOLUTIONS. 7.1 IS A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE APPROVAL FROM BARNEY'S PUMPS. TAKE US

AWAY, MS. CAMPBELL. >> FIRST MAY OTHER IS RESOLUTION 2025-9 TO PURCHASE TWO PUMPS FROM BARNEY'S PUMPS, SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE. TOTAL AMOUNT OF $58,830. THEY ARE BUDGETED IN THIS YEAR'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. THESE ARE TRANSFER PUMPS FOR SLUDGE PROCESSING. SO THEY'RE USED IN OUR WASTE WATER PROCESSING. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

>> DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. CAMPBELL BEFORE WE TAKE A

MOTION? SEEING NONE? >> I'LL MOVE THE RESOLUTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025-89.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MS. BEST, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

[7.2 GRANT AGREEMENT APPROVAL - FLORIDA DIGITAL SERVICE - DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES - RESOLUTION 2025-90 AUTHORIZING A CYBERSECURITY GRANT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR CYBERSECURITY SERVICES, MONITORING, AND RESPONSE; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Authorizes approval and execution of a cybersecurity grant administered by the Florida Digital Service, Department of Management Services for the City's Information Technology Department.]

>> YES. >> YES.

>> YES. >> AND YES. THAT PASSES 5-0. 7.2 IS OUR GRANT AGREEMENT APPROVAL FOR FLORIDA DIGITAL SERVICES FOR DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES. TAKE US AWAY MS. HAVE CAMPBELL.

>> RESOLUTION 2025-90 APPROVES A GRANT FOR CYBERSECURITY PROGRAMS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE IT DEPARTMENT SOUGHT OUT THIS YEAR AND WE WERE AWARDED A NUMBER OF SERVICES. THE STATE WILL INSTALL THESE, BUT IT WILL SAVE US ABOUT $69,000 FROM NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. SO WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. CAMPBELL?

SEEING NONE, DO I HEAR A MOTION? >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE

RESOLUTION 2025-90. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MS. BEST, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

>> COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER POYNTER. >> YES.

[7.3 GRANT APPLICATION - T-MOBILE HOMETOWN - RESOLUTION 2025-91 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A T-MOBILE HOMETOWN GRANT APPLICATION FOR PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT OF AN AMELIA RIVER WATERFRONT PLAYGROUND FEATURE; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Authorizes a T-Mobile Hometown Grant application to assist in funding the Amelia River Waterfront Park playground feature.]

>> VICE MAYOR. >> YES.

>> YES, PASSES 5-0. ITEM .3 NEXT, GRANT APPLICAION FOR

T-MOBILE HOMETOWN. >> THANK, MAYOR. I'M GOING TO INVITE MS -- UP TO EXPLAIN THIS ITEM.

>> GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A RESOLUTION 2025-91 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A T-MOBILE HOMETOWN GRANT APPLICATION FOR PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE AMELIA RIVER WATERFRONT PLAYGROUND FEATURE. SO THIS IS $50,000 GRANT. IT IS T-MOBILE

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PARTNERING WITH MAIN STREET AMERICA. THERE IS NOT A MATCH FOR THIS GRANT, AND SO THIS WOULD BE USED TOWARDS THE PLAY

FEATURE. >> THANK YOU, MS. FIN KEEL STIEFNLT I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER MINSHEW HAS A QUESTION.

>> I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. IT WAS ACTUALLY SOMETHING I GOT AN EMAIL ABOUT. DOES THIS -- WOULD THIS GRANT REQUIRE NAMING RIGHTS

FOR T-MOBILE? >> IT DOES NOT. THERE ARE NO

STRINGS ATTACHED. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MINSHEW AND COMMISSIONER TUTEN.

>> I SAW IN THIS GRANT THAT IF YOU'RE NOT AWARDED YOU CAN REAPPLY. IS THERE A WAY, AND MAYBE ACTUALLY IT IS. MAYBE I DIDN'T READ THE RESOLUTION CAREFULLY ENOUGH. IS THERE A WAY THAT IT'S NOT AWARDED YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION TO REAPPLY THAT WE CAN -- THAT THIS CAN BE AMENDED

TO LET THEM CONTINUALLY REAPPLY? >> WELL, BECAUSE -- IT'S FOUR

TIMES A YEAR, RIGHT? >> EVERY QUARTER, EXACTLY.

>> SO THIS APPLICATION IS DUE BY THE END OF JUNE, BUT WE WOULD FIND OUT AT A LATER DATE THAT WE WOULD NOT GET IT WE COULD APPLY

IN FUTURE CYCLE. >> SO I BELIEVE IF I'M CORRECT

IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO -- >> AMEND.

>> -- AMEND THIS MOTION. >> WE'LL ADDRESS THE

APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE. >> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. FINKELSTEIN? SEEING NONE, DYE HEAR A MOTION?

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> AND SECOND AS AMENDED. ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MS. BEST PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER POYNTER. >> YEAH.

>> COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. >> YEAH.

[7.4 GRANT AGREEMENT APPROVAL - FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - RESOLUTION 2025-92 AUTHORIZING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANT AGREEMENT (PTGA) #436769-2-94-01 WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) FOR THE COMPLETION OF AN AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDATE FOR THE FERNANDINA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Authorizes Approval and Execution of FDOT Public Transportation Grant Agreement Amendment 1 (PTGA) #436769-2-94-01 for completion of an Airport Master Plan Update for the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport.]

>> COMMISSIONER TUTEN. >> YES.

>> MAYOR ANTUN? >> YES.

>> ON TO 7.4, GRANT AGREEMENT APPROVAL FOR FLORIDA DEPARTMENT

OF TRANSPORTATION. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. RESOLUTION 2025-92 IS RELATED TO THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE AIRPORT. IT IS TIME FOR AN UPDATE OF THE MASTER PLAN, AND THIS GRANT WOULD COVER 95% OF THE COSTS OF THE PROJECT. THE REMAINING 5% WOULD BE COVERED BY FDOT. SO THE MAXIMUM PROJECT COST IS 750,000. AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE WOULD BE AWARDED THIS PROJECT. STAFF

RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> THANK YOU, MS. CAMPBELL.

>> MR. COYLE IS HERE FOR ANY DETAILED QUESTIONS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. CAMPBELL?

>> COMMISSIONER TUTEN? >> TO BE CLEAR, THERE WOULD BE

NO CITY COSTS, THE 95%? >> WE DON'T EXPECT IT TO GO OVER. IF THE WERE TO GO OVER THAT CEILING, YES, BUT WE DON'T

EXPECT IT TO. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> GO AHEAD. >> MOVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MS. BEST, PLEASE CALL

THERO. >> COMMISSIONER POYNTER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER MINSHEW.

[8.1 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENTS - WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN - ORDINANCE 2025-03 AMENDING THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUBLIC FACILITIES ELEMENT TO UPDATE THE CITY'S WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE SECTION 373.709 (REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLANNING); PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: The City of Fernandina Beach requests a Comprehensive Plan Text amendment to update its Water Supply Facilities Work Plan in accordance with 373.709, Florida Statutes.]

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TUTEN.

>> YES. >> MAYOR ANTUN.

>> AND YES. PASSES 5-0, OUR FIRST READING OF OR DID I FANS.

MR. POOL IS GOING TO TAKE US AWAY ON CAMP PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT

FOR WATER FACILITY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. TO READ THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WATER SUPPLY WORK PLAN.

ORDINANCE 2025-03 AMENDING 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PUBLIC FACILITIES ELEMENT TO UPDATE CITY WATER SUPPLY WORK PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE SECTION 373.70 PROVIDING FOR SEVER ABILITY PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> THANK, MR. POOLE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONSIDERING ITEM

8.1. >> COMMISSIONER TUTEN.

>> I JUST HAVE -- MAYBE I SHOULD ASK THIS AFTER. WHEN DO I ASK

QUESTIONS ABOUT -- >> IF IT'S CONCERNING THIS

ITEM, CERTAINLY ASK AWAY NOW. >> I'M CURIOUS ABOUT OUR WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES THAT ARE REQUIRED IN OUR KOCH PLAN AND

WHAT IN FACT. >> I THINK MR. CAN TAKE THAT

ONE. >> ANDRE, UTILITIES DIRECTOR.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

>> OUR WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES, WHAT ARE WE DOING AND WHAT ARE OUR GOALS IN TERMS OF RAIN BARRELS OR EDUCATION OR

LEAK DETECTION? >> I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE. I KIND OF PREPARED SOME INFORMATION. ESSENTIALLY AS PART OF OUR CON SUMMIVE USE PERMIT, ALLOWS US TO DRAW WATER FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WE HAVE A CONSERVATION PLAN. THE ITEMS THAT WE IDENTIFY AS OUR MEASURES, WE HAVE PUBLIC OUTREACH, WE PARTNER ONE OF OUR VEHICLES RIGHT NOW IS PARTNER

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WITH KEEP NASSAU BEAUTIFUL, AND IT HELPS SUPPORT THE WATER MONSTER AND THE NEW WATER TAP TRAILER AT PUBLIC EVENTS. THEY HELP US BY DISTRIBUTING CONSERVATION LITERATURE AND PROVIDING SOME SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC INTERACTION. WE'VE STARTED A VIDEO SERIES WITH ASSISTANCE OF MARY HAMBURG ON THE CITY FACEBOOK PAGE WITH SOME OF OUR WATER STAFF DISCUSSING SOME FACETS OF OUR SYSTEM, CAN TAKE PLACE. WE DO OFFER SERVICE FOR LEAK DETECTION AND CUSTOMERS HAVE CONCERNS OR HIGH BILLS.

WE'LL GO OUT, CHECK THE METER, HELP TROUBLESHOOT WITH THEM.

MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WE FIND IT'S IRRIGATION SYSTEM THAT'S NOT PROGRAMMED. WE PROVIDE THAT ASSISTANCE TO OUR CUSTOMERS ON REQUEST. WE DON'T HAVE A RAIN BARREL PROGRAM. WE DO HAVE SOME CITIZENS THAT HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE AND UTILIZE THAT AS PART OF STORMWATER MITIGATION PLAN BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OFFICIAL THAT THE CITY PARTNERS OR CONTRIBUTES TO. WE DO -- WE DO NOT FORMALLY BY ORDINANCE ADOPT THE WATER MANAGE DISTRICT RECOMMENDED WATERING GUIDELINES BUT WE DO PROMOTE THOSE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON OUR LIST ONCE WE KIND OF GET OUR CITY ATTORNEY, PUT ON HOLD. TO FORMALLY ADOPT THAT WHICH IS GUIDELINES WITH REGARD TO WHAT DAYS YOU CAN WATER, WHAT HOURS YOU CAN WATER. WE ALWAYS PROMOTE USE OF RAIN GAUGES, I'M SORRY, RAIN SENSORS ON IRRIGATION SYSTEMS TO LIMIT WATER WHGHT'S ALREADY RAINING. THOSE ARE KIND OF A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY IDENTIFIED RESTRICTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS. WE DON'T HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE TO IDENTIFY THAT, AND PUT THOSE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO FOR FUTURE.

WE DO -- I WAS ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOME NUMBERS AS FAR AS HOUSEHOLD USAGE. WE'RE AVERAGING RESIDENTIAL USE ABOUT 250 GALLONS PER DAY FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS. WE DO HAVE A TIERED RATE STRUCTURE, SO THERE'S FOUR TIERS WHERE ABOVE PARTICULAR USAGE THE RATE INCREASES TO HELP ENCOURAGE

RESPONSIBLE WATER USE. >> IS THAT TIER ON THE WEBSITE? WHY DO I FEEL LIKE I COULDN'T FIND IN THE.

>> IT'S PART OF THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF OUR RATES ARE -- HOW IT'S PRESENTED ON THE WEBSITE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY FIVE TIERS. IT'S BASED ON -- WE BUILD BASED ON CUBIC FOOTAGE RATHER THAN GALLONS. SO IT'S NOT AS INTUITIVE, BUT THE RATE -- BY THE TIME YOU GET UP TO THE HIGHEST TIER, IT'S ALMOST DOUBLE THE BASE RATE.

>> SO ON PEOPLE'S BILLS, I DON'T THINK THEY ARE -- I'M THINKING ABOUT MY OWN BILL. IF YOU MOVE HAVE INTO A HIGHER O CO TIER, YOU HAD SO MUCH USAGE AND YOUR BILL MOVED INTO A HIGHER TIER, YOU DON'T REALIZE THAT. THE BILL'S NOT ITEMIZED WHERE, YOU KNOW, I'LL MAKE UP NUMBERS, YOUR FIRST 20,000 GALLONS, OR

CUBIC FOOTAGE, FEET, YOU PAY -- >> I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS. IT IDENTIFIES THAT YOU ARE MOVING INTO THAT HIGHER TIER. I DON'T

THINK IT'S SET UP THAT WAY. >> IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTEREST? BECAUSE I THINK WHEN PEOPLE ARE ARMED WITH MORE INFORMATION, THEY CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR.

>> I CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IT WITH OUR BILLING DEPARTMENT AND

SEE IF -- >> ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSE. IF YOU'RE CLOSE TO ONE, TO NOT GOING INTO ONE OF THE

TIERS, YOU AVOID IT. >> I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO AND SEE HOW FEASIBLE THAT IS TO ADD TO OUR

BILL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. I'LL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MAYBE NOT LEAVE THE HOSE RUNNING FOR A COUPLE EXTRA HOURS IN THE

BACKYARD. >> OR WATER WHILE IT'S IS

RAINING. >> DO I HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM BEFORE I TAKE A

MOTION? SEEING NONE. >> I WOULD MOVE THE APPROVAL.

>> ONE REAL QUICK. DO WE HAVE TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING OR ONLY ON

SECOND READING? >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

>> GO AHEAD. >> PUBLIC COMMENT.

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>> CERTAINLY. I'LL TAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. I SEE TO FORMS TO SPEAK BUT I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SEEING NO INTEREST TO SPEAK I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK

YOU. DO I HEAR A MOTION? >> I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF

ORDINANCE 2025-03. >> I HAVE A MOTION.

>> SECOND. >> AND A SECOND. ANY

COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? >> GOOD CATCH.

>> SEEING NONE, MS. BEST PLEASE CAL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER TUTEN. >> YES.

[9.1 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - CITY MANAGER - Synopsis: In accordance with Resolution 2024-190 Exhibit 1, Section 2(C): "The City Manager shall have an evaluation by the City Commission after six (6) months of service and on or before October 1st annually thereafter."]

>> MAYOR ANTUN. >> YES.

>> THAT PASSES 5-0. ON TO ITEM 9, COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION REGARDING CITY MANAGER'S PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTH WITH US. HARD TO BELIEVE IT WENT SO FAST.

>> TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN.

>> SO I BELIEVE ALL COMMISSIONERS HAVE PROVIDED EITHER WRITTEN AND OR VERBAL FEEDBACK TO MS. CAMPBELL. BUT IF ANY COMMISSIONER WISHES TO ASK A QUESTION OR I'LL LET MS.

CAMPBELL FIRE AWAY. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES. ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH THIS INFORMATION BUT IN THE ESSENCE OF TRANSPARENCY TO SHARE WITH THE AUDIENCE, WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE LAST SIX MONTH, I'VE GOT A FEW SLIDES TO SHOW YOU. AND I WILL PREFACE THIS BY SAYING THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY A TEAM EFFORT. I DID NOT DO ANY OF THESE. IN FACT, MANY OF THEM WERELY WELL UNDERWAY BEFORE I STARTED WITH YOU. BUT IN THIS CASE, MY JOB IS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT PROGRESS CAN CONTINUE TO HAPPEN, AND TO BE A PROBLEM SOLVER AND A COLLABORATOR WHEN ISSUES DO POP UP. SO I WILL GO OVER THE SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES, OUR VERY AGGRESSIVE PROCUREMENT SCHEDULE, STRATEGIC PRIORITIES THAT YOU SET AS A BODY, THEN SOME OF THE RAY TEEN BUSINESS THAT'S PART OF MY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. I BROKE THIS DOWN INTO 30-MINUTE INCREMENTS IN YOUR REPORT. SO IN THE FIRST 30 DAYS THE FIRST 30 DAYS WERE LEADING WITH KEY PARTNERS AND ATTENDING SOME SIGNIFICANT EVENT IN THE COMMUNITY BUT WE DID APPOINT TWO CRITICAL POSITIONS THAT ADDED TO OUR CAPACITY, AND THAT WAS DEPUTY ANDREW GLISSON AND FINKELSTEIN. WE BROKE GROUND ON THE ALACHUA STREET PROJECT. SECOND SICK DAYS WE APPOINTED COMPTROLLER, FINAL COMPLETION OF FIRE STATION 2 AFTER SO MANY YEARS. MORE MEETING WITH KEY PARTICIPATION RESIDENTS, AND BUSINESSES AND SOME MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS. AND THE 90-DAY MARK I HOSTED A SERIES OF LISTENING SESSIONS WITH OUR EMPLOYEES AND WE HELD OBVIOUSLY OUR VISIONING WORKSHOP, KICKED OFF THE FIRE CHIEF INTERVIEWS, AIRPORT MANAGER INTERVIEW, GROUNDBREAKING ON THE WATERFRONT PARK, OUR JOINT MEETING WITH NASSAU COUNTY, SOLIDIFY LIGHTS. AT THE 10-DAY MARK WE TURNED OUR EYES TO THE STATE. WE HAD OUR LEGISLATIVE VISIT TO TALLAHASSEE, GROUNDBREAKING AT THE LIGHTHOUSE, UPDATES HERE IN THE CITY AS FAR AS FEES AND THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ROOM. 150TH GUY, THINGS START TO PICK UP PACE A BIT. INTERVIEWING PROJECT MANAGERS, MEDIATION ON THE PORT ISSUE, HIRED OUR FIRE CHIEF, HIRED OUR AIRPORT MANAGEMENT FIRM, THE MARINA COMPLETED THE REMODEL OF THE BATHROOM FACILITIES. WE DID SOME REFASHION, WE REMOVED THE ESCAMBIA STREET THAT WE HEARD ABOUT EARLIER TONIGHT AND WE STARTED EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT ON REALIGNMENT OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MY 180-DAY SLIDE. IT'S MISSING. OKAY. WELL, WE ALSO HAD A LOT OF PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY. I GAVE YOU THE LIST.