>> GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL [1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:03] THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING FOR JUNE 10TH TO ORDER. KATIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CALL THE ROLE? >> MEMBER SPAULDING? MEMBER SNYDER? >> HERE. >> MEMBER PEARLSTINE? >> HERE. >> MEMBER COCCHI? >> HERE. >> CHAIR CAMERA? VICE CHAIR MOUNTJOY? >> HERE. >> MEMBER CURRY? >> HERE. >> MEMBER GUNN? >> HERE. >> MEMBER PELICAN? >> HERE. >> EVERYONE WOULD STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> >> APPROVAL FOR THE MAY 2025 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. IS THERE A MOTION? [4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. >> THAT PASSES. APPROVAL FOR THE MAY 2025 GOTH COURSE WORKSHOP. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THAT. IS THERE A MOTION? >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP AS SUBMITTED. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> IF WE WEREN'T THERE, DO WE NOT. >> YOU CAN VOTE ON. >> WE CAN VOTE ON IT. >> THERE'S TWO PEOPLE. >> WELL, THEN ALL IN FAVOR? >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. >> THAT PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 5. PUBLIC CONDUCT REGARDING ITEM 9 ON THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? NO. ITEM NUMBER 6, [6.1 Staff Update/Report (Review Existing Projects/Programs)] 6.1 UPDATE STAFF REPORTS. >> HELLO, EVERYBODY. JEFFREY BIGGERS, A GOLF DIRECTOR, FERNANDINA BEACH. FIRST OF, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS THAT DID COME TO THE WORKSHOP. I HOPE IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE, AND WE GOT TO SEE A LOT OF THE GOLF COURSE. WITH THAT SAID, TONIGHT IS BASICALLY A STAFF UPDATE. I TYPICALLY GIVE THESE AT OUR MEETINGS. WE LOOK TO ADD MORE DISCUSSION ITEMS IN THE FUTURE AS WE NEED THOSE AND THEY COME UP. BUT WITH THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO GO RIGHT INTO SOME OF MY NUMBERS. HOLD ON. BEFORE THAT, I WANTED TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT MEMBER SNYDER HAD BROUGHT UP FROM THE LAST MEETING. WE HAD TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CROSSINGS AND THEY HAVE STARTED DOING SOME OF THAT PAINTING. IT'S A LITTLE ALL OVER THE PLACE. I THINK THE ONE ON AMELIA PARKWAY MAY HAVE TO BE OUTSOURCED, BUT WE HAVE STARTED THAT, AND WE DO HAVE HOT WATER IN THE REST ROOMS. IT JUST MAY TAKE A LITTLE BIT TO GET THEM GOING. [OVERLAPPING] GOLF SHOP. GOING THROUGH OUR MAY NUMBERS. IT'S BEEN A VERY GOOD MONTH. WE'VE HAD GREAT WEATHER. AGAIN, FOR THREE MONTHS. WE DID 39,000 MORE THAN WE DID IN MAY OF 2024. THE DRIVING RANGE DID $14,292, AND WE OPENED IT ON MAY 7TH, WHICH WAS VERY CLOSE TO WHAT WE DID THE MAY PRIORS. THE RANGE IS NOW OPEN AND RUNNING. ROUNDS OF GOLF, WE DID 4,095. 132 ROUNDS PER DAY, AND THIS IS CONTINUING THE FIRST BIT OF JUNE HAS BEEN VERY GOOD AS WELL. TOTAL REVENUE, 158,720, CART FEES JUST OVER 47,000 GREEN FEES JUST OVER 80,000. THE PRO SHOT DID $14,915 AND OUR CONTRACT TEACHER. SCOTT WOMBLE DID ABOUT $1,800 IN LESSONS. HIS LESSONS ARE STARTING TO PICK UP AND HE IS GOING TO HAVE SOME JUNIOR PROGRAMS IN JULY. WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S ABOUT $31.18 PER ROUND, WHICH HAS BEEN GOING UP HERE EACH MONTH AS WE HAVE MORE GUESS PLAY. TO TOUCH ON THOSE PRO SHOP SALES, WE HAD THE MEMORIAL DAY APPAREL SALE. WE DID ABOUT $1,100 MORE THAN WE DID OVER THE FIVE DAYS OF PREVIOUS YEAR. BEEN GOOD NUMBERS IN THE GOLF SHOP. ANY QUESTIONS ON NUMBERS IN THE GOLF SHOP? I'LL GO RIGHT INTO FOOD AND BEVERAGE. OUR MAY NUMBERS, WE DID ALMOST 12,000 MORE THAN WE DID THE PREVIOUS MAY. IT CONTINUES TO GO UP, $42,440 IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE REVENUE WITH 23 TOTAL EVENTS, INCLUDING OUR SPARK GOLF. OUR MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH WAS A SUCCESS. I FELT. WE DID OVER 50 IN THE THREE HOURS. THE ONE THING THAT WAS A LITTLE, TESTI FORREST WAS TRYING TO SEE PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT TIMES. [00:05:01] WE'RE THINKING ABOUT MAYBE NEXT YEAR, JUST HAVING IT ALL AT ONE TIME, MAYBE AT 11 O'CLOCK, INSTEAD OF HAVING PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, SEEMED TO BE VERY WELL RECEIVED. ON MAY 16TH, WE HAD OUR STATE NIGHT, AND WE HAD 44 INDIVIDUALS COME TO THAT, SO IT TURNED OUT VERY WELL. ANY QUESTIONS ON FOOD AND BEVERAGE? I'LL GO INTO GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE. WE HAVE TWO GREENS MOWERS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERED LAST MONTH. THEY ARE SCHEDULED NOW TO BE HERE IN LATE JUNE. THOSE ARE THE LAST TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ON THIS FISCAL YEAR THAT WE HAVE TO COME IN. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THOSE IN AND OUT AND RUNNING. PROJECTS ARE NORTH WELL UPDATE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THAT WELL UP AND OPERATIONAL, SO WE'LL HAVE A SECONDARY SOURCE OF WATER BEFORE WE GET THE 5-7 YEARS OUT FROM WATER FROM THE CITY. STEP-BY-STEP ON THAT, WE'VE GOTTEN A ESTIMATE ON GETTING THE WELL UP AND RUNNING. WE'VE HAD ONE ESTIMATE AND LOOKING FOR A COUPLE MORE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE WATER PUMP FROM THAT WELL TO THE 12 INCH WELL. THE LAST ESTIMATE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET INCLUDES THE PUMP STATION, GETTING THE RADIOS UP SO THEY CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER AND GET THOSE VALVES OPEN AND CLOSED, AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET A FEW MORE ESTIMATES FROM THERE BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO BUDGET FOR THIS FOR NEXT YEAR. IT'S GOING PRETTY WELL THERE. DRIVING RANGE, IT OPENED ON MAY 7TH, AS I SAID BEFORE. WE'RE CONTINUING TO KEEP IT IN MUCH BETTER CONDITION. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS EVER BEEN OUT THERE PRIOR, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF GROWTH ON THOSE NETS BEFORE AND AROUND THE AREA, SO WE'RE REALLY WORKING HARD TO KEEP THAT UP. WE'VE GOT GAUGE TREE SERVICE GIVEN US FREE MULCH, WHICH IS HELPING PUT OUT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER LOOK. PUTTING GREEN HAS BEEN A CONTINUED PROBLEM, BUT WE'VE BEEN REALLY AGGRESSIVELY VERIFYING THAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. ONE ADD TO THAT IS WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE BRINGING IN SOME SOD FROM A COMPANY OUT OF SOUTH GEORGIA AND PATCH OUR THIRD GREEN NORTH, THE BACK OF OUR FOURTH GREEN OR FIFTH GREEN NORTH AND WHAT'S LEFT OVER FOR THE PUTTING GREEN. I THINK IT'LL BE A TEMPORARY FIX. WE DID SOME OF THIS WITH THE NURSERY GREEN, WE HAD BEHIND THE 12 INCH WELL LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD ALL THE RAIN AND IT TURNED OUT PRETTY GOOD, BUT EVENTUALLY, I THINK THE SOIL UNDERNEATH JUST WAS VERY POOR. BUT AT LEAST IT'LL GIVE US SOMETHING GOING FORWARD. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THERE. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TOP DRESS AND VERTICUT ABOUT EVERY THREE WEEKS, THE GREENS TO GET THEM SMOOTHED OUT. I THINK THAT PROCESS IS GOING TO REALLY HELP THEM LONG-TERM. THE SPRING VERIFICATION, I THINK JUST ABOUT THE GOLF COURSES HEALED UP, SO WE'LL BE PREPARED TO DO THAT AGAIN THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST. ANY QUESTIONS ON GOLF COURSE MET? I'M GOING TO GO INTO ONE OF OUR NEW PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WE GOT RECEIVED ON MAY 27TH WAS A NEW BUNKER RAY. THIS UNIT HAS A WIDE RANGE OF ATTACHMENTS, MOUNTS. I CAN ALLOW US TO GET IN THERE, DIG UP MORE OF THE SAND, LEVEL OUT SURFACES. THE BIGGEST THING I THINK IS GOING TO HELP IS THE COMPACTED TURF AND SAND IN OUR BUNKERS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY BEEN ABLE TO DIG SOME OF THAT UP. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SAND IN THOSE BUNKERS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT IMAGES, YOU CAN SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER. A LOT OF OUR BUNKERS OVER THE YEARS HAVE THOSE HANGING LIPS AND NOT A LOT OF SAND UP UNDERNEATH THEM AND NOW WE'RE ABLE TO DIG THAT SAND UP AND PUSH IT AROUND THE EDGES OF THE BUNKER. IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE THERE'S MORE SAND THAN WHAT WE HAD. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THAT UNIT. NEXT, WE'VE HAD SIGNAGE ADDED. I THINK THIS COMPLETES ALL THE SIGNAGE WE'VE PUT ON THE GOLF COURSE. THIS WAS THE SIGN VIA DEL REY AND THE PARKWAY. I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF COMMENTS I'VE BEEN OUT DOWNTOWN WITH PEOPLE JUST COMING UP TO ME SAYING, OH, THE SIGNS LOOK GREAT. FUNNY THING IS WE'VE HAD THEM UP ALL OVER THE GOLF COURSE. IT'S JUST THESE ARE THE PREDOMINANT ONES YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ROAD. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NOTICED THAT. IT'S BEEN A POSITIVE FROM THERE. THE NEXT COUPLE OF IMAGES ARE WHERE I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT AND SAY A GOOD THANK YOU TO OUR FRIENDS OF FERNANDINA BEACH GOLF CLUB, LEE MURRAY, THE PRESIDENT, GARY BREEN, MICHAEL ROBLEY. WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO HELP REVITALIZE OUR RESTROOMS HAS BEEN REMARKABLE. ON ONE OF THE IMAGES, YOU SEE THE GREEN COLOR ON THE TOP, THAT'S WHAT COLOR ALL THESE UNITS WERE PRIOR. I JUST THINK THEY LOOK A LOT BETTER FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE AS WELL. MOST OF THAT WAS WHITE PAINT INSIDE. THEY'RE OUTDOORS, THEY GET DIRTY. WE CLEAN THEM, BUT NOW YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE AS MUCH OF THAT DIRT AND, REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO HELPING OUT WITH THE RESTROOMS. NEXT, MEMBERSHIP SALES, WE'VE ACTUALLY SOLD TWO NEW MEMBERSHIPS IN THE PAST MONTH, [00:10:01] BRINGING OUR TOTAL 163 MEMBERSHIP SOLD. SINCE WE'VE OPENED THE RANGE, WE'VE HAD SIX PEOPLE OR SIX MEMBERS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO JOIN OUR RANGE PLAN. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE] NATIONAL LEAGUE OUT. THEY'RE AVERAGING ABOUT 11 PLAYERS A DAY AND BRINGING IN GOOD REVENUE FOR THAT. WE'RE HOPING SOME OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS STAY ON AS MEMBERS ONCE [INAUDIBLE] NATIONAL SCHEDULED TO OPEN BACK UP AGAIN, I THINK IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER. MARKETING. WE'LL BE HAVING OUR NEXT NEWSLETTER GO OUT ON JULY 1ST. WE'RE CONTINUING TO MARK IN THE SAME AREAS WE HAVE BEEN PER MONTH FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. I'M ALSO CONSIDERING POSSIBLY DOING A SPECIAL PLAY DAY IN JULY AND AUGUST TO ENTICE PEOPLE TO COME OUT, MAYBE PUT IT ALL DAY RATE AT OUR TWILIGHT RATE AND ADD A FOOD AND BEVERAGE SPECIAL AS WELL. DON'T KNOW WHAT DAY WE WANT TO DO IT ON THURSDAYS LAST YEAR, WE'RE TYPICALLY SLOW, BUT WE'VE BEEN NOTICING THURSDAYS HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY HERE LATELY, SO I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO DO THAT DAY OR NOT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE CONSIDERING. TOURNAMENTS AND OUTINGS. WE HAD OUR GROUND REOPENING ON THE 10TH FOR THE DRIVING RANGE. WE HAD 40-50 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE AND HAD 18 GET IT TO THE FREE GOLF AND HAD SIX WINNERS. IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE DAY. WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO OUR SPARK GOLF ON TUESDAYS. TONIGHT, I THINK WE HAD 16 PLAYERS SIGNED UP, AND THAT'S BEEN ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AVERAGING. WE'D REALLY LIKE TO GET THAT UP TO ABOUT 30 SOME. FINALLY, WE HAD THE TWO MEN SCRAMBLE FOR THE MGA ON THE 17TH WITH AN 830 SHOTGUN. WE HAD 32 PARTICIPANTS. THAT'S ONE OF THE LARGER EVENTS WE'VE HAD FOR A SATURDAY EVENT. UPCOMING EVENTS FOR JUNE. OBVIOUSLY, SPARK GOLF AND OUR BLITZ ON WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. WE HAD A FIRST FEDERAL BANK EMPLOYEE EVENT THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT. THEY HAD OVER 100. THIS THURSDAY, DAY AFTER TOMORROW, WE HAVE THE CLASS LADIES EVENT. I WAS INVOLVED WITH THAT AT JACKAL ISLAND WHEN I WAS THERE. TYPICALLY, THEY HAVE ABOUT MAYBE 30 WOMEN PLAY. THEY HAVE 64, AND THESE ARE LADIES COMING FROM ALL OVER SOUTH GEORGIA, NORTH FLORIDA TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT FOR THURSDAY. ON SATURDAY, WE HAVE THE MENS GOLF ASSOCIATION'S TWO PERSON FAMILY SCRAMBLE. I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT 18-20 SIGNED UP RIGHT NOW, SO WE'RE HOPING TOMORROW WHEN THE BLITZ COMES OUT, WE HAVE A FEW MORE SIGN UP. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CLASS REUNION SCHEDULED FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF SATURDAYS OF JUNE AND ON FRIDAY THE 27TH, WE'RE GOING TO DO A LULE PIG ROAST. WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF INTEREST SO FAR IN IT. WE'RE GOING TO DECIDE MAYBE IN THE COMING WEEKS IF WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY KEEP IT OR CANCEL THE EVENT. THAT'S MY STAFF REPORT. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE OR? YES, SIR. >> JEFFREY, ON DAYS THAT YOU HAVE THE BEVERAGE CARD. WHAT TIME DOES THAT STOP NORMALLY? >> USUALLY IT'S RUNNING BETWEEN ABOUT NINE AND THREE. I HAVE A SUGGESTION, POSSIBLY THAT SURE. BEFORE HE OR SHE CLOSES UP. THEY RUN BY THE DRIVING RANGE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY TAKERS THERE. JUST THE OFFER AND THAT MAY BE KELMA SOMETHING THAT WOULD PROMOTE THE SALES A LITTLE MORE. >> [OVERLAPPING] GREAT IDEA SINCE WE'RE NOT STAFFING IT DOWN THERE AND THEY HAVE TO COME UP TO THE BUILDING TO GET ANYTHING. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. >> YOU COULD PARK THE CAR RIGHT NEXT TO THE RANGE THERE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY TAKERS. >> MAYBE WE CAN JUST MAKE THAT PART OF THE ROTATION AND HAVE THEM EVERY, HOUR AND A HALF WHEN THEY COME BY THE CLUBHOUSE TO SWING DOWN THERE AND SEE IF ANYBODY NEEDS ANYTHING. >> THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU. >> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU AND SCOTT FOR ENTERTAINING YOU DROVE JACK AND I AROUND FOR THE BETTER PART OF 2.5 HOURS. IT WAS VERY THOROUGH. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON OUT THERE AND CERTAINLY SEEING ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING, SEEING WHAT SOME OF THE ISSUES ARE THAT NEED TO BE FIXED OUT THERE AND JUST HOW IMPORTANT ALL OF THE THINGS ARE OUT THERE. I ALSO LIKE TO SAY I SAW A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL JUST VERY FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE A MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE LIKE THIS. AGAIN, WITH THINGS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO DO. I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE DRIVING RANGE, LIKE WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE DOWN THERE. IT WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING. THANK YOU BOTH FOR TAKING SO MUCH TIME TO SPEND OF THAT. >> WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON ALL OF THAT. >> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE GOLF? >> THANK YOU. [00:15:01] >> THANK YOU. SCOTT. >> THANKS, SCOTT MICHAELSON DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THE WORK THAT JEFFREY HAS BEEN DOING AT THE GOLF COURSE. EVERY DAY, IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING COMES UP AND WE JUST WORK THROUGH IT. I THINK WE WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER AND WE WILL WORK AND CONTINUE TO PUSH. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND, AND WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE REVENUE IS VERY IMPORTANT TOO. BUT THE COURSE CONDITIONS HAVE GOTTEN MUCH BETTER FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO PLAY. I THINK WE'RE SEEING A DIRECT EFFECT WITH THE REVENUE AS WELL. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH AND MAKE THAT GOLF COURSE GOOD, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO JEFFREY FOR ALL THE WORK HE DOES. MOVING OVER TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THEN THANKS, KATIE, FOR THE PICTURES UP THERE. I'LL GO THROUGH THIS AND THEN AFTER I GET DONE WITH THE PROJECT UPDATE, I'LL GO THROUGH THE PICTURES. THE JEAN LAFITTE BOARDWALK, WHICH IS THE BOARDWALK THAT IS WEST OF OCEAN SOUND. IF YOU'RE COMING OFF OF JASMINE AND HEAD NORTH, THAT'S THE BOARDWALK THERE BETWEEN THOSE TWO SUBDIVISIONS. WE RECENTLY RE-DECKED IT. THERE'S THE PICTURE OF IT RIGHT HERE. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO COMPLETELY RE-DECK IT. SOME OF THE BOARDS WERE SO GOOD, SO WE JUST WENT IN AND PRESSURE WASH IT SITS UNDER A LOT OF CANOPY AND THAT MILDEW AND STUFF GETS SLIPPERY SO WE WENT IN THERE AND PRESSURE WASHED IT AS WELL. I THINK THE PARKS DIVISION DID A GREAT JOB. >> ON THAT BOARDWALK, THANK YOU FOR FIXING THAT BECAUSE IT REALLY NEEDED IT AND IT DOES GET USED A LOT. CAN THAT BE ON A REGULAR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR THE PRESSURE WASHING, OR IS THAT SOMETHING YOU JUST NEED US TO TELL YOU WHEN WE SEE IT? >> NO. IT NEEDS TO BE ON OUR REGULAR. WE WILL GO BY THERE MORE OFTEN AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS TAKEN CARE OF. >> THANK YOU. >> ABSOLUTELY. THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE OF THE SKATE PARK REHABILITATION IS COMPLETE. THAT IS THAT TOP LEFT PICTURE RIGHT THERE. WE HAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TO DO TO CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE BIT, THERE'S SOME THE FLAT PANELS THAT ARE THEY'RE NOT STRUCTURAL, BUT THEY'RE RUSTED OUT, SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK TO THOSE TO MAKE IT LOOK A LITTLE NICER. THAT PROJECT, WHICH WAS ROLLED OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR IS COMPLETE. THE TENNIS COURTS COURTS 1-4, RIGHT AT CENTRAL PARK. THERE'S A PICTURE THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THOSE LAMPS WERE JUST REPLACED. WE WENT FROM THE OLD LIGHTS TO NOW NEW LED LIGHTS. THAT'S COMPLETE. THEN THE ATLANTIC RECREATION CENTER WINDOW REPLACEMENT. THAT WAS THE SECOND PHASE AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE MORE PHASE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THAT WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED, THANKS TO FACILITY MAINTENANCE. THEY WERE HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH THAT. THE BATTING CAGE WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT AS WELL. YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN IT AS YOU'RE DRIVING ON ATLANTIC AVENUE. THERE WAS A $50,000 GRANT FROM THE COUNTY, THANK THEM, AND THEN ALSO BABE RUTH. ONCE THIS IS COMPLETE, THE NETTING WILL GO INSIDE THERE SO THAT'S $139,000 PROJECT THAT WAS FUNDED THROUGH THE GRANT THROUGH THE COUNTY AS WELL AS BABE RUTH COMING UP WITH THE ADDITIONAL MONEY. >> SCOTT HOW IS THAT DESIGNED, ARE THEY GOING LIKE THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE BUILDING, OR ARE THEY HITTING INTO BETWEEN THOSE POSTS? >> YES. THEY'LL BE NETTING ALL ON THE INTERIOR OF IT. THERE'LL BE THREE BAYS THAT GO THE LENGTH OF IT, AND THEN THEY'LL ALSO BE, I BELIEVE A NET THAT RUNS THROUGH THE MIDDLE SO THEY COULD TECHNICALLY HAVE SIX DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING. >> IT'S LIKE MODULAR, BASICALLY? >> THE NETTING ON THE INTERIOR. THEY CAN ADJUST THE NETTING BASED ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING. >> IT'S JUST NETS ON THE EXTERIOR? >> YES. THERE WILL BE FROM THE TOP COMING DOWN, I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT SIX FEET THAT WILL HAVE THAT METAL ROOFING TYPE TO BLOCK IF WE HAVE WEATHER THAT COMES IN FROM THE SIDES, SO THAT WILL BE BLOCKED THEM, BUT BELOW THAT, IT'LL BE SEE THROUGH. >> [NOISE] EXCUSE ME. SCOTT, IS THAT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OR IS THAT JUST FOR TEAMS PRACTICE? >> WHEN BABE RUTH IS USING IT, IT WILL BE USED BY THEM, BUT YES, THE PUBLIC CAN USE IT. THEN IT WILL BE MOST PEOPLE WOULD USE PROBABLY JUST THEY WOULD BE HAND PITCHING. [00:20:07] IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD WANT TO DO AN ELECTRIC PITCHER, THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE TO BRING THEIR OWN, BUT WE HAVE TO WORK THAT OUT. BUT AGAIN THEY COULD GO AND USE IT. THE MEN'S LOCKER ROOM AT THE ATLANTIC RECREATION CENTER, RIGHT HERE. THAT PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD. IT'S GONE PRETTY QUICKLY. I REALIZE IT'S DURING THE SUMMER, BUT REGARDLESS, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE INCONVENIENCE FOR EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. THE DEMOLITION IS DONE. THE PLUMBING IS COMPLETE. THEY'RE GOING IN WITH CONCRETE THIS WEEK SO THE PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD VERY QUICKLY. IT'S GOING TO LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO THE WOMEN'S SIDE. THEN IF YOU CAN, THE HICKORY STREET BATHROOMS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED, I HOPE. >> BEFORE WE GET THERE, CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THAT? >> OF COURSE. THE BATHROOMS RIGHT HERE? >> JUST ATLANTIC REC CENTER OVERALL. I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN REPLACING THAT GAP IN THE WALL WHERE YOU COULD SEE THROUGH IN THE AUDITORIUM, THE BRICK. LIKE YOU COULD ALMOST SEE THROUGH IN THE AUDITOR. I GUESS OVERALL FOR ATLANTIC REC CENTER, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE RENOVATED YOUR OFFICE AREA. THAT'S BEEN NOW WE HAVE THE BATHROOMS SO I GUESS JUST OVERALL, HOW MUCH STUFF IS LEFT AT ATLANTIC REC TO BE IMPROVED? >> YES. THE REPOINTING, I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT END, I COULDN'T THINK OF THE WORD RIGHT AWAY. >> I'M SORRY. >> NO, THAT'S FINE. THE REPOINTING I BELIEVE THAT IS NOW COMPLETE. I HAD TO HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. >> I'M JUST WONDERING IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE TAKEN BIG CHUNKS OF GETTING THINGS UP AND RUNNING. WE'VE HAD LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS AS A CITY ABOUT THAT BUILDING, JUST MAYBE BEING AT THE END OF ITS LIFE. I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW MUCH. >> FOR A VERY LONG TIME THERE WAS NOT MUCH MONEY PUT INTO THAT BUILDING. I WOULD SAY WITHIN THE LAST 3-4 YEARS, WE HAVE PUT A DECENT AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S MY ULTIMATE MY DECISION, BUT WE RECENTLY HAVE. WE'VE UPGRADED THE INTERIOR, WE'VE UPGRADED THE WINDOWS, WE'VE DONE REPOINTING. THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK WOULD BE INTERNAL OF THAT STRUCTURALLY, I BELIEVE THE BUILDING STRUCTURALLY SOUND. >> I THINK JUST WHAT THE AMOUNT OF IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE MAKING, IT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AT LEAST A FEW YEARS TO BE UP AND RUNNING. >> YES. STRUCTURALLY AT THIS POINT, THERE'S NO ISSUES WITH IT. DOES THAT ANSWER YOU? >> YES. >> IN THE BATHROOMS AT HICKORY STREET PARK, I'M ASSUMING MOST OF YOU HAVE SEEN THAT, THAT HAS BEEN DELIVERED. WE STILL HAVE SOME GROUNDWORK TO COMPLETE SO BEAR WITH US AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT. THAT IS GOING TO BE A FABULOUS ADDITION FOR ALL THE KIDS THAT USE THAT, NOT ONLY FOR SPORTS, BUT JUST USE THAT AS A PARK TO HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS. PEOPLE WILL BE USING THE BATHROOM INSTEAD OF THE WOODS. >> THANK YOU FOR FROM THE PARK VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD. WE APPRECIATE. >> THEN THE FACILITY MAINTENANCE IS MAINLY HANDLING THIS, BUT WE ARE STARTING TO GO UP THAT IS A GOOD THING. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT AND I KNOW THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THAT DONE ASAP. >> IS THERE A TIMELINE AT ALL FOR THAT? >> DO YOU KNOW THE TIMELINE ON THAT? I KNOW I TALKED TO JEREMIAH ABOUT IT, BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP AND SEND YOU GUYS AN EMAIL ON TOP. >> THAT'S OKAY. I JUST NOTED. >> PRETTY GOOD THERE, WE GO. >> PRETTY GOOD. >> THEN AN EMAIL THAT YOU GUYS HAD RECEIVED PREVIOUSLY, JUST IN CASE YOU WERE NOT AWARE OF, IS THE TARP AT THE MLK BATHROOM OR THE MLK PARK WAS PUT AND REINSTALLED. I KNOW IT'S OBVIOUSLY WE'RE INTO THE HEAT THE START OF THE SUMMER THAT WAS INSTALLED. THEN KATIE AND I ARE WORKING THROUGH THE OTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT THE DOG WAY STATION OVER AT THAT FACILITY. THAT LEADS INTO ANOTHER ITEM NEXT MONTH. THE PLAN WILL BE FOR ME TO PRESENT A SITE PLAN FOR THE FIELDS OVER AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING RECREATION CENTER SO WE WOULD MAYBE INCORPORATE SOME OF THAT STUFF IN THERE. [00:25:05] WITH THAT BEING SAID THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THEN AS ALWAYS, WE DO INCORPORATE THE COMMUNITY CONNECTION. I WANTED KATIE JUST TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON OBVIOUSLY TO START OF SUMMER. THE REC CENTERS ARE BUSY. STAFF IS VERY BUSY, BUT SUMMER CAMP HAS STARTED AND SWIM LESSONS HAVE STARTED, AND I THINK THEY'VE GOTTEN OFF TO A GOOD START IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN YOU GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THAT? >> REGARDING SWIM LESSONS, WE ARE IN OUR SECOND WEEK. WE OFFER TWO OPTIONS, SO YOU CAN EITHER DO AN EIGHT WEEK PROGRAM WHERE YOU COME ONCE A WEEK FOR EIGHT WEEKS OR A ONE WEEK PROGRAM WHERE YOU COME FIVE DAYS IN A ROW. WE HAVE 205 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE SUMMER. I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT I THINK THIS IS OUR BEST SUMMER YET. OUR INSTRUCTORS ARE AMAZING. THEY'RE WELL TRAINED. WE HAVE GOTTEN OUR ACT TOGETHER IF YOU AREN'T SIGNED UP OR IF YOU JUST WANT TO STOP BY AND SAY HI AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S REALLY AMAZING. IT'S SOMETHING I'M VERY PROUD OF. I PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO IT SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT. >> KATIE THE SWIM LESSONS, I THINK IN THE PAST, WE HAVE HAD SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THOSE LESSONS. DID WE DO SOME OUTREACH? >> THAT DISAPPEARED WHEN WE STARTED TO OFFER FREE LESSONS TO CITY RESIDENTS. WE OFFER FREE LESSONS TO CITY RESIDENTS UNTIL YOU'RE A SAFE SWIMMER. THE MANATEE LEVEL, WHICH IS OUR BEGINNER LEVEL AND THE SEA TURTLE LEVEL, THOSE ARE FREE AS LONG AS YOU'RE A CITY RESIDENT, YOU CAN TAKE THEM AS MANY TIMES AS IT TAKES FOR YOU TO PASS IT, AND WE DEEM YOU WATER SAFE. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WHEN YOU GRADUATE FROM THE SEA TURTLE LEVEL, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO FALL INTO A POOL, TURN AROUND AND SWIM OUT CONFIDENTLY WITHOUT US FEELING WORRIED ABOUT IT. THAT'S WHAT WE DO NOW. WE ALSO HAVE KIDS THAT COME WITH MR. GILBERT AND OUR INSTRUCTORS JUST WILLINGLY WILL GET INTO THE POOL AND HELP THEM AND OFFER SOME GUIDANCE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED. THEN WE ALSO HAVE KIDS WHO COME FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO COME TO SWIM AND OUR LIFEGUARDS, WE POP IN THE POOL WITH THEM IF THEY'RE ON BREAK AND OFFER SWIMMING LESSONS. THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY. >> THANK YOU. >> I'D LIKE TO SAY BOTH MY KIDS ARE IN THE SWIM LESSONS AND ALL THE LIFEGUARDS WERE GREAT, AND IT WAS VERY WELL ORGANIZED AND THEY HAD A GREAT TIME. >> THANK YOU. MY DAUGHTER IS IN THERE, TOO. >> [LAUGHTER] THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW, THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK. >> THEN SUMMER CAMP, WE HAVE 60 KIDS SIGNED UP PER WEEK, WE'RE AT OUR MAX FOR THE SUMMER. LAST WEEK WAS WEEK 1, WHICH WE CALL JUST LIKE BE GETTING IN THE FLOW OF CAMP, SO THEY MEET THEIR COUNSELORS. THEY DO ALL THE CAMP THINGS, BRACELETS, CRAFTS, SPORTS. THEY WENT TO PIRATES PLAYGROUND. THEY WENT TO OUR PLAYGROUND. WE HAD A LITTLE RAIN, WHICH WAS FUN, THEY SWIM. THIS WEEK, WEEK 2, THEY HAVE A BIG FIELD TRIP TO THE MOVIE THEATER AND I WANT TO SAY LE LEW AND STITCH BIKE COULD BE LYING. BUT THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. WE'RE DOING TWO BIG TRIPS A MONTH SO WE HAVE TWO THIS MONTH AND TWO NEXT MONTH. THEN ON THE WEEKS WE DON'T HAVE TRIPS WE'RE DOING INTERNAL THINGS LIKE THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS COMING, THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS COMING, THE PARK, LIBRARY IS OFFERING A READING DAY FOR US SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING. IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO BE. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? COOL. >> THANKS, KATIE. APPRECIATE IT. THEN JUST AS ALWAYS, AND I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THIS AS WE ARE WORKING ON DOING MORE PROGRAMMING AT THE MLK CENTER. IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME. WE'RE LOOKING AT DCF LICENSES THERE AS WELL TO HAVE AFTER SCHOOL AND THEN SUMMER CAMP. WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT SO WE CAN PROVIDE MORE SERVICES TO EVEN MORE KIDS. MOVING ON TO SPECIAL EVENTS. I DID PUT THIS ONE IN THERE, THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. IT DIDN'T GO THROUGH THIS SPECIAL EVENT PROCESS. IT SEEMED THERE WAS A LITTLE CHANGE TO THAT. COULD YOU GIVE A UPDATE ON THAT? >> THE ORIGINAL ORGANIZER OF THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION IS NOT OFFERING IT THIS YEAR. >> I DON'T REALLY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, BUT THEY'RE NOT DOING IT. I BELIEVE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY JUST DECIDED TO OFFER A COMMUNITY EVENT THROUGH A RENTAL. THEY RENTED THE MLK CENTER AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE, I THINK, A CELEBRATION IN THE PAVILION AND POTENTIALLY THE AUDITORIUM. [00:30:03] >> AT MLK? >> IT'LL BE AT MLK, NOT AT PEC. BUT IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION, I CAN EMAIL OUT JUST THE GENERAL INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN ATTEND IF YOU'D LIKE. >> I THINK IN THE PAST WHOEVER WAS ORGANIZING THAT, THEY WERE NOT ALWAYS VERY COMMUNICATIVE. IT WAS NOT ALWAYS CLEAR. >> I'M WORKING ON THE NAME THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION, BUT WE WERE NOT APPROACHED BY THEM WITH AN APPLICATION. SOMEONE ELSE STEPPED UP. >> WELL, IN I THINK THE LAST TWO YEARS, IT'S BEEN ON SATURDAY. JUNE 10TH WAS ON SATURDAY, BUT THIS YEAR, I THINK IT'S LIKE THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. >> JUST A HEADS UP, THAT'S ON JUNE 21ST, THE SATURDAY. THEN A FEW MORE SPECIAL EVENTS. THE CHRISTIAN FESTIVAL AND PARADE IS JUNE 29. THAT'S THE PARADE ROUTE IN CENTRAL PARK. THE YMCA PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT IS JUNE 21ST AND 22ND. THEN THERE IS A MAKE MUSIC DAY, JUNE 21, AND THAT'S BEING PUT ON BY NASSAU ARTS AND CULTURE ON CENTER STREET. THEN THE 4TH OF JULY, FIREWORKS. THAT'S RIGHT UP EMILIA AND AT THE DOWNTOWN MARINO. ANY QUESTIONS ON SPECIAL EVENTS? THEN ON THE HORIZON DISCUSSIONS, A FEW THINGS THAT I WANTED TO BRING BACK JUST TO KEEP THIS FRESH IN YOUR MEMORY IS THE SPECIAL EVENT PROCESS AND THE PUBLIC ART PROCESS. I KNOW THAT WE HAD GONE THROUGH THAT A WHILE BACK. WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT, WE SHOULD HAVE A NEW CITY ATTORNEY HERE SHORTLY. WE WILL BRING THAT UP. >> GOING TO BE A WHILE. I THINK IT'S MID-AUGUST. >> THE ITEMS WITH THE SPECIAL EVENT PROCESS AND THE PUBLIC ART POLICY IS THERE'S AN ORDINANCE CHANGE WITH THAT. I KNOW MR. POOL IS WORKING, HE'S HERE ABOUT 10 HOURS A WEEK. SOME OF THIS STUFF IS WE'RE HAVING TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT ON. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE STILL IN THAT PROCESS AND IT'S STILL HAPPENING. WE'RE FOLLOWING THE SPECIAL EVENT PROCESS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE BASED ON THE CURRENT PROCESS. THAT WILL BE MOVING FORWARD, JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW. ALSO NEXT MONTH. I WILL BE BRINGING SITE PLANS AND I'LL HAVE THIS INFORMATION OUT TO YOU SO YOU CAN START IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING IT. BUT NEXT MONTH, THE PLAN IS TO BRING THE MARTIN LUTHER KING SOFTBALL FIELDS THAT ELM STREET LITTLE LEAGUE WOULD BE USING FOR YOU TO REVIEW A SITE PLAN. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. FOR THE GIRLS, THE PLAN WOULD BE FOR THEM TO USE EBO ALVAREZ IF THE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING RECREATION CENTER. EBO ALVAREZ WOULD PROVIDE THEM A PLACE TO PLAY WHILE WE ARE DOING THIS WORK. >> BEFORE IT WAS LIKE THE DOMINO EFFECT OF THE SOCCER FIELDS AND THEN BOOM MOVING DOWN TO GET TO THE MLK. NOW WE'RE WORKING THAT BACKWARDS. >> THERE'S A DELAY BASED ON MULTIPLE THINGS WITH GRANTS AND STUFF WITH EBO ALVAREZ. THIS NOW IS GOING TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY, AND THIS IS THE WAY IT SHOULD FALL IS BECAUSE NOW THE GIRLS CAN USE THAT FACILITY WHILE THEIRS IS GETTING REDONE. >> I THINK THE COMMUNITY AROUND MLK AND THE ELM STREET LITTLE LEAGUE WILL BE VERY PLEASED TO HEAR THAT. >> I BELIEVE SO AS WELL. NEXT MEETING MIGHT BE A LARGE MEETING. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS-UP ON THAT. THEN ALSO IN THE NEAR FUTURE HERE, FEE SCHEDULES REGARDING THE GOLF COURSE AND PARKS AND RECREATION AS WELL WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE YOU. DID WE GO THROUGH ALL THOSE PICTURES TOO? THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU REGARDING UPDATES WITH PARKS AND REC. ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT I COULD ANSWER AT THIS TIME? >> ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR SCOTT? THANKS, SCOTT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 7, BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. [7. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS] I WILL JUST GO DOWN THE ROW, STARTING WITH MEMBER SHEILA. DO YOU HAVE ANY? >> NO, I HAVE NOTHING. >> MEMBER PEARLSTINE. >> NOTHING. [00:35:01] >> MEMBER SPAULDING. >> THIS SATURDAY IS A FATHER'S DAY TOURNAMENT. SIGN UP DEADLINES, I THINK, TOMORROW BY 4:00 OR 5:00 PM. TWO-MAN TEAMS. SHOULD BE FUN. AFTER THAT, THEY'LL RESUME THE NORMAL SATURDAY MORNING MIXER SCHEDULE, WHICH NORMALLY GOES OFF AT 8:30 AM. YOU HAVE TO BE AN MGA MEMBER TO PLAY ON THAT. ON THE WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY BLISS WHICH GO OFF AT 10 O'CLOCK AND NO MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. YOU SEE TO CALL THE COORDINATOR THE DAY BEFORE, AND THEIR NUMBER IS READILY AVAILABLE AT THE PRO SHOP. HIGHLY ENCOURAGE ANYBODY OUT THERE LOOKING TO PLAY GOLF AND THEY DON'T HAVE PEOPLE TO PLAY WITH. THAT'S A PERFECT SETUP FOR YOU. I'D JUST LIKE TO BRING UP ONE COMMENT. I KNOW THE DISCUSSION HAS COME AS FAR AS OUR REC CENTERS, POSSIBLY REACHING THE END OF THEIR LIFE. I HAVE A LOCATION PICKED OUT THAT I THINK MIGHT BE PERFECT. THAT'S ACROSS FROM CENTRAL PARK AT THE SCHOOL BOARD PROPERTY. NOW, THEY OWN THE PROPERTY NOW, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT LOCATION IF THE COMMUNITY DECIDES TO BUILD A NEW REC CENTER, MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT DOWNTOWN, RIGHT IN THE HUB OF FERNANDINA. I JUST WANTED TO PLANT THAT SEED AND WE'LL SEE WHERE IT GOES FROM THERE. THANK YOU. >> MEMBER GUNN. >> I'M GOOD. >> SCOTT, I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION REGARDING THE SUNSHADES. I THINK THAT THE DELAY FOR MLK YOU HAD DISCUSSED A WHILE BACK WAS BECAUSE OF SOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES, GETTING IT BACK UP, IS THAT CORRECT? I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE I KNOW THEY COME DOWN FOR HURRICANES, BUT THEN IT'S LIKE, WELL, IT JUST WENT BACK UP. BUT WE'RE IN HURRICANE SEASON, SO THEN IS IT GOING TO COME IN A MONTH IF WE GOT A STORM OR SOMETHING? IT SEEMS LIKE THEY SHOULD BE GOING. I KNOW USUALLY IN THE WINTER IT'S NOT QUITE AS HOT, BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY DAYS IT'S STILL SUNNY. I THINK IT WAS MAINE BEACH WASN'T UP FOR A WHILE TO THIS YEAR. THAT'S WHERE I WAS MAYBE EARLY FEBRUARY. ALREADY THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WAS GETTING WARM, AND WE OBVIOUSLY WERE OUT OF HURRICANE SEASON. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY STORMS END IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, YOU TO GET THEM BACK UP EARLIER THAT WAY YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO JUST HAVE THEM UP FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND POSSIBLY JUST TAKE THEM BACK DOWN. >> YOU'RE 100% RIGHT. IF THERE'S A HURRICANE AND WE DECIDE THAT WE WANT TO TAKE THEM DOWN, NORMALLY, AT THAT POINT, WE WILL PROBABLY KEEP THEM DOWN UNTIL HURRICANE SEASON'S OVER. IT'S A TON OF WORK. I WILL SAY WITH THIS, THE DELAY WAS THAT THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE. THEN WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING, THAT ONE WAS NOT DAMAGED, BUT WHEN WE WERE PUTTING IT BACK UP AND AS WE PUT IT BACK UP, THE SEAM RIPPED. THEN WE HAD TO GO BACK AND GET THAT ONE REPAIRED. THEN WE WERE ABLE TO PUT IT BACK UP. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO GET THEM UP ASAP. THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, THERE THERE WAS SOME SEAM DAMAGE ON THEM. >> IF I COULD ADD, WE DID NOT TAKE THEM DOWN THE YEAR BEFORE, WHICH MAKES THEM STIFFER. THE MORE THEY'RE UP THERE, THE MORE THEY GET SUNLIGHT AND SALTWATER DAMAGE. THOUGH WHEN THEY COME DOWN, IT'S EASIER FOR THEM TO GET DAMAGED. THAT'S WHAT WE EXPERIENCED THIS TIME. SOME SEASONS, WE DON'T TAKE THEM DOWN AT ALL AND SOME SEASONS WE DO. >> [OVERLAPPING] I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE PRACTICAL FOR PROBABLY LESS EXPENSIVE THAN SOMETHING STRUCTURAL, BUT ARE THOSE THINGS THE ONLY OPTIONS WE HAVE FOR SHADE? >> I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT VERY CLOSELY. THE FABRIC, I'M ALL ABOUT MAINTENANCE. IF WE CAN PURCHASE STUFF THAT HAS LESS MAINTENANCE, AND WE MIGHT HAVE TO PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR IT, BUT MAINTENANCE IS A LOT OF TIME. THAT IS ON OUR PLATE, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT ELSE WE COULD POSSIBLY USE. THE FABRIC GETS DRY-ROTTED BECAUSE IT'S OUT IN THE SUN ALL TIME. THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE PUT UP, THEY ARE NOT GALVANIZED. THEY'RE POWDER-COATED, THE MINUTE THAT IT SCRATCH IS THE MINUTE THAT RUST STARTS. THAT'S GOING TO BE A CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, OF AS THESE HAVE TO BE REPLACED, WHAT ARE WE REPLACING THEM WITH? LIKE YOU SAID, IS THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS, AND WE'VE ALREADY BEEN RESEARCHING THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE COULD PRESENT TO YOU AND MAKE A GOOD DECISION. >> THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR. I THINK THAT THEY ARE IMPORTANT. [00:40:04] LIKE, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEM BY 9:30 IN THE MORNING, THE PLAYGROUND, YOU CAN'T EVEN TOUCH THEM. THEY'RE SO HOT IN THE SUMMER. >> MAINE BEACH IS GOING TO BE THE ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. >> THAT'S PROBABLY ONE THAT'S THE MOST IMPACTED BY THE WIND. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> [OVERLAPPING] I WAS THINKING WE JUST NEEDED IT FOR JUST SHADE, SO IT WASN'T SO BLOODY HOT. I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT. YES. >> THE NORTHAMPTON PLAYGROUND, WHICH IS PRIVATE, BUT I'VE BEEN THERE IN THE SUMMER WITH MY KIDS AND IT'S NOT SHADED AT ALL, YOU LITERALLY CAN'T TOUCH THE METAL. THEY GET SO HOT FROM THE SUN GOING DOWN ON IT THAT THE KIDS CAN'T SLIDE. THEY'RE ALL IN SHORTS. MY DAUGHTER EVEN AT CENTRAL PARK, SHE'LL GO UP THE SLIDE LIKE HOT, AND IT'S JUST TOO HOT FOR THEM TO GO DOWN BECAUSE THE SUN JUST BEATS DOWN. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST USE FORM, EVEN IF THE KID'S GETTING HOT, IS ALL THE METAL IN THE HOT. >> WE WILL HAVE SOME DECISIONS AHEAD OF US IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE REGARDING WHAT WE PUT UP THERE. ANOTHER THING THAT WE DID THIS WINTER IS WHEN WE DID GO UP THERE, WE SANDED ALL THE RUST SPOTS AS BEST WE COULD. WE PUT RUST INHIBITOR OR NOT INHIBITOR CURE TO SPRAY ON THERE TO HELP STOP IT. WE ARE DOING THAT, AND THAT'S ONE THING GOOD ABOUT TAKING THEM DOWN SO WE CAN DO THAT BEFORE WE PUT THEM UP. BUT IT'S NOT ONLY THE FABRIC, IT'S THE METAL THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH YEARS IN THE NEAR FUTURE TOO. >> WHAT'S THE SHELF LIFE OF THOSE TYPICALLY, LIKE THREE YEARS, FIVE YEARS? >> NO, MUCH LONGER THAN THAT. I WOULD SAY 7-10 YEARS. >> OH, REALLY? >> I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE LOOK UP. >> WE'RE AT THAT POINT ON SOME OF IT. >> WELL, I WAS AT MLK TODAY AND SAW THAT THE ONE WAS BACK UP AND IT WORKED GREAT. I JUST WAS WONDERING SOMETHING LIKE, JUST [INAUDIBLE] AND LIKE WE'RE IN A HURRICANE SEASON. I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON I JUST WANT TO CHECK. >> THAT'S THE REASON IS, AND UNFORTUNATELY, IS IF WE HAVE A HURRICANE EARLY IN THE SEASON AND IT HAS TO COME DOWN AND NOW WHO'S TO SAY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO AND THEN WE PUT THEM BACK UP AND THEN TWO WEEKS LATER WE HAVE ANOTHER HURRICANE, A LOT OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT ONCE THEY GO DOWN, THEY'RE STAYING DOWN. BUT THAT'S A DECISION WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE. >> TAKE A SEAT. WELL, WITH THAT, IF NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY COMMENTS, THANK YOU ALL, AND WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 5:41. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.