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[00:00:02]

>> WAIT. THEY HAD THE THING SHIFTED.

WELCOME TO OUR YAC MEETING TODAY.

TODAY IS THE 25TH.

WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING INTO ORDER.

EMMA, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLE?

>> YES. ZACH.

>> HERE.

>> I'M HERE. JACOB.

>> HERE.

>> CLAY. NOT HERE.

>> OLIVIA.

>> I'M HERE.

>> STEVEN.

>> HERE.

>> ZATIE.

>> HERE.

>> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.

>> OF ALLEGIANCE]

>> PULL UP THE AGENDA.

>> THESE ARE THE MINUTES FROM LAST ONE.

[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

>> I SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THIS MOTION HAS PASSED FIVE TO ZERO. DO YOU HAVE A QUORUM ANN?

>> YES. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

>> OF COURSE. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED,

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

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO SECTION 5, PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING [OVERLAPPING] [BACKGROUND].

>> TURN ON TV. I'LL SHOW WHAT WE SHOWED LAST NIGHT. YOU GET A CHANCE [OVERLAPPING]

>> THEY'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT IT, AND I SAID IF THEY ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF YAC, IT'D BE WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WHILE, THIS IS POWERING UP, AND KENNETH MOVES THINGS OVER THIS COMPUTER.

LAST NIGHT WE HAD OUR TOWN HALL.

IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE WE'VE HAD ONE, AND THERE WERE TWO TOPICS TO DISCUSS.

SORRY. FOR THE RECORD, JEREMIAH GLISSON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF FERNANDINA.

HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY.

BUT WE HAD TO TOWN HALL LAST NIGHT AND TWO OF THE TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION WERE THE DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT OF BRETT'S, AND THEN ALSO PAID PARKING.

AS YOU-ALL PROBABLY HAVE SEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE HAD IT WAS WELL-ATTENDED, IT EVEN HAD JACK'S NEWS, AND SOME OF THE AGENCIES IN JACKSONVILLE WAS UP HERE COVERING THE STORY.

WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES AND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE.

PART OF THE PRESENTATION THAT I GAVE AT THE FIRST OF THE MEETING WAS ABOUT BRETT'S AND SPECIFICALLY THE REDEVELOPMENT OPTIONS.

I'LL SHARE THAT PRESENTATION WITH YOU-ALL, AND WOULD LIKE YOUR FEEDBACK ON WHAT'S GOING TO GO IN ITS PLACE.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT BRETT'S NEEDS TO COME DOWN DUE TO THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUES.

THAT BUILDING WAS BUILT IN THE LATE '80S, AND IT WAS BUILT ON TOP OF AND AROUND THE WELCOME STATION THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA PUT IN BACK IN THE '50S OR '60S.

THE STRUCTURE IS DETERIORATED AT THE END OF LIFE.

AS SEEN FROM THAT AERIAL, IT'S HALF ON LAND, HALF ON WATER.

REALLY ABOUT 20% ON LAND, 80% OF THE WATER OVER A FAILING AGED BULKHEAD UNDERNEATH IT.

THE BUILDING HAS TO COME DOWN.

IT'S THE VERY HEART OF OUR MARINA.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, ACCESS TO THOSE DOCKS WHERE THE BOATS ARE, IT'S ALL ON THE DECK FAST INTO THAT BUILDING.

YOU'RE DOING A DEMOLITION OVER WATER IN ACTIVE MARINA.

ALL THE SERVICES, WATER, ELECTRICITY, SEWER, FUEL THAT GETS OUT THERE TO THE ATTENUATOR DOCK RUNS UNDERNEATH AND AROUND THAT BUILDING.

IT'S A REALLY CHALLENGING DEMOLITION.

WE HIRED PASSERO ASSOCIATES.

WE WORKED WITH THEM, PARTNERED WITH THEM ON DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THAT DEMOLITION, AND THEN WHAT COULD GO BACK AND ABOUT, WHAT WOULD IT COST.

THE STEPS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE DEMOLITION INVOLVE, IMPROVING BOARDWALKS MARK 1 AND 2, MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT, RELOCATING ALL THE UTILITIES AND FUEL LINES TO THAT BOARDWALK UP UNDERNEATH THE STRUCTURE, AND THEN DEMOLISHING STRUCTURE 3, CONSTRUCTING A NEW BULKHEAD, AND THEN REDEVELOPING WITH SOMETHING.

THAT SOMETHING IS WHAT'S YET TO BE DECIDED.

WE KNOW WE NEED TO DEMOLISH, WE KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE MOVED, BUT WHAT GOES BACK IS SOMETHING THAT'S STILL BEING EXPLORED.

THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF LAST NIGHT'S MEETING.

DID HAVE A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT ON THE BRETT SING.

MORE PEOPLE WERE HERE TO WEIGH IN ON PAID PARKING.

BUT OUR WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD IS WEIGHING OUT OPTIONS AS WELL.

THE DEMOLITION ALONE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT 3-5 MILLION.

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IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED DEMOLITION PROJECT IN THE PINK RECTANGLES THERE.

I CAN PUT MY MOUSE OVER RIGHT HERE IS WHERE A CRANE WOULD MOBILIZE TO FACILITATE THE DEMOLITION.

OVER HERE IS WHERE THEY WOULD BRING IN A BARGE AND THEN LOAD THAT MATERIAL TO THE BARGE TO HAUL IT AWAY.

WHAT GOES BACK IN ITS PLACE IS WHAT WE'RE EXPLORING.

ONE OPTION IS JUST IT'S LIKE BRETT'S NEVER WAS THERE.

YOU WOULD CONNECT THIS IS KNOWN AS DOCK A TO THIS DOCK HERE TO PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY, BECAUSE YOU CAN NO LONGER WALK AROUND BRETT'S, AND IT WOULD JUST MAKE THAT CONNECTION.

IT'S ABOUT $300,000 PROJECT THERE.

BUT THAT'S THE LEAST EXPENSIVE MINIMAL REDEVELOPMENT OPTION.

NEXT WOULD BE THAT, BUT THEN EXTENDING TO LAND.

YOU WOULD HAVE THAT CONNECTING PIECE TO DOCK A AT THE MARINA, BUT ALSO A DECK SPACE THERE FOR DOING SUNSETS OR JUST GATHERING, YOU WOULD HAVE SOME OPEN DECK SPACE.

THEN IT CONTINUES TO GROW IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY, AND THAT WOULD BE JUST A LARGER DECK.

THIS WOULD BE A DECK WITH A PAVILION.

YOU COULD SEE THE PRICE THERE ON THE TOP RIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO GO UP, REFLECTING THE INCREASE IN COST.

THIS WOULD BE ELEVATED.

THIS WOULD BE REPLACING THE RESTAURANT, BUT ONE THAT'S ON LAND, AND THIS WOULD BE ALL LANDWARD, NOTHING OVER THE WATER.

AND THEN THIS WOULD JUST CONNECTING THAT DOCK TO DOCK A.

THESE ARE ALL OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION.

THIS WOULD BE LIKE EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAW PREVIOUSLY LAYERED ON TOP, SO THIS WOULD BE A RESTAURANT ON LAND AND LARGE OPEN DECK SPACE [NOISE] THE CONNECTIONS THERE TO DOCK A AND A PAVILION.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A 3D RENDERING OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S ALL THE OPTIONS BROUGHT TOGETHER.

THERE'S A PAVILION INSTRUCTION, BENCH SEATING, THE OPEN DECK SPACE, AND THEN THE FACILITY ON LAND.

IT COMES AT A COST, AND THAT OPTION, THAT ONE YOU JUST SAW THERE WOULD BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE FOR EVERYTHING INVOLVED.

THIS IS A RENDERING OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.

IF YOU'RE IN PARKING LOT B, YOU'RE RIGHT DOWN THERE AT THE WATERFRONT, YOU'RE LOOKING TOWARDS BRETT'S.

THIS IS WHAT THAT FACILITY COULD LOOK LIKE IF THEY WENT WITH THAT ROUTE.

THE NEXT STEP IS WE'VE PERFORMED ONLINE SURVEY, OBVIOUSLY TALKING WITH YOU AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN OTHER PLACES, AND THE COMMISSION WILL BE LIKELY MAKE A DECISION ON THIS AT THE JULY 1ST MEETING.

>> THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY?

>> I VOTED IN THE SURVEY.

>> YOU DID?

>> I DID.

>> WHAT DO YOU-ALL THINK OF IT SO FAR?

>> FOR THE LAST PLAN.

>> ME AND JACOB, WERE AT WHENEVER THEY FIRST [OVERLAPPING]

>> THAT'S FINE.

>> WE WERE HERE WHEN THEY INTRODUCED THAT.

>> WE DEFINITELY BOTH GOT THE LAST ONE.

>> IT IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE.

>> THAT'S DEFINITELY GOOD.

>> FIRST OF ALL YOU'VE DONE A WELL A GOOD JOB ON THESE REDEVELOPMENT OPTIONS IN A WAY THAT YOU CAN PHASE US IN.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN MAKE THIS CONNECTING PIECE HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THE MARINA CAN STAY IN BUSINESS AND THESE BOATS CAN STILL GET BACK TO LAND.

THEN BUILD THE DECK, AND THEN LATER, MAYBE UP THROUGH A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, DEVELOP A RESTAURANT IN THE AREA OR BUILDING UTILITY LIKE THAT.

THERE'S A WAY TO PHASE IT IN.

IN OTHER WORDS, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE YET TO MAKE THE DECISION NOW.

I EXPECT THAT THE COMMISSION WILL PROBABLY MOVE FORWARD IN A PHASED APPROACH ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS.

THE FIRST PHASE IS JUST GOING TO BE DEMOLITION, AND THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO PREPARE FOR THE DEMOLITION, AND THEN PROVIDING THAT CONNECTING PIECE WOULD LIKELY BE NEXT, AND THEN FROM THERE, HOW CAN WE CONTINUE ON THAT REDEVELOPMENT AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.

REALLY THE FIRST THING THAT YOU ENCOUNTER IF YOU COME BY BOAT, THE TERMINAL POINT, IF YOU'RE HERE BY LAND.

BUT THIS IS WHAT CONNECTS US.

AS MR. MCCARTHY SAID, KEVIN MCCARTHY RUNS MANY RIVER CRUISES SO THIS LITTLE GS RIGHT HERE.

THE MARINA IS WHAT CONNECTS YOU TO THE REST OF THE WORLD BY WATER.

MAKES VERY GOOD POINT.

WE HAVE A ROAD NETWORK, BUT YOU CAN GET A LOT FURTHER BY WATER THAN YOU CAN ON ROAD, FROM THAT MARINA.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT, AND WE EXPECT TO SEE A LOT MORE CONVERSATION HAPPENING ABOUT BRETT'S BECAUSE THE TENANT WILL BE LEAVING TOWARD THE END OF THIS YEAR.

THE LAST THING WE WANT IS A VACANT BUILDING FENCED OFF AND JUST SITTING THERE AT EYESORE.

FOR MONTHS TO COME, WE WANT TO BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION AND DO SOMETHING HERE SOON THE FIRST OF NEXT YEAR.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. HOW WERE GOING TO PAY FOR? WHAT'S GOING TO GO BACK, PREPARING FOR THE DEMOLITION?

[00:10:01]

MOVING THE BOATS AROUND, GETTING APPROVAL FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

ANYTIME YOU DO WORK OVER THE WATER, YOU NEED TO GET THEIR APPROVAL, AND THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A LENGTHY PROCESS.

WE'RE STARTING THAT WORK NOW, AND THE GOAL IS TO BE PREPARED TO START DOING THINGS HERE THE VERY FIRST OF 2026.

THAT'S [OVERLAPPING]

>> FROM DEMOLITION TO RESTAURANT, LET'S SAY, WHAT'S LIKE THE EXPECTED TIME FRAME?

>> DEMOLITION TO WHAT?

>> THE RESTAURANT, LET'S SAY.

>> IF THEY GO THAT ROUTE, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW THEY FUND IT.

WE'RE STILL TOO FAR OUT.

IT DEPENDS ON WHAT'S GOING BACK.

WE'LL TELL YOU HOW LONG IT WILL BE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ESTIMATING 18-24 MONTHS TO DO EVERYTHING.

BUT ONCE AGAIN, IT'S DEPENDENT UPON WHAT WE REDEVELOP WITH. YOU KNOW THE BULKHEAD? IT'S A SHEET PILE SYSTEM THAT KEEPS YOUR LAND FROM FALLING INTO THE WATER AND ALSO PROTECTS, IF IT'S ELEVATED, WATER FROM COMING UP ON LAND DURING THE STORM.

THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT'S WHAT'S UNDER BRETT'S NOW.

WHEN THE BUILDING IS REMOVED, YOU GOT TO REPLACE THAT SECTION OF SEAWALL, AND THEN MAKE THESE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.

I MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE THE CONTRACTORS THAT DO THAT KIND OF WORK, THEY'RE NOT RIGHT HERE, LOCALLY AVAILABLE, AND THEY MOVE THEIR EQUIPMENT AROUND BY BARGE.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING LIKE, "HEY, CALL CONTRACTOR, ABC, AND THEY'LL BE HERE NEXT WEEKEND." THEY MAY BE HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD, AND IT TAKES TIME TO BRING THEIR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS HERE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT ONCE YOU LINK UP WITH THE CONTRACTOR, WE'LL KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE TO START DOING THIS WORK.

BUT IT DOES TAKE THEM TIME TO MOBILIZE BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAS TO COME IN BY SHIP.

>> ALSO, THEY HAD THOUGHTS ON PAID PARKING.

FOUR OF THE FIVE OF YOU-ALL WORK DOWNTOWN?

>> I'M FOR IT, BECAUSE HONESTLY, I JUST THINK THAT IT'S JUST BRINGING MONEY TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE AGAINST IT.

IS IT JUST PLANNED FOR CENTER STREET OR IS IT FOR?

>> IT'S ASH TO ALACHUA, FRONT TO EIGHTH.

WICKET BOW IS NOT IN THERE.

FANTASTIC FUDGE IS.

>> WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> ESPECIALLY SEEING LIKE HOW MANY PEOPLE RESPOND WITH OPTION 6, THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONE, BUT THEN HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AGAINST THE PAID PARKING? IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

IT'S LIKE, THEN HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO PAY FOR IT? I FEEL LIKE OBVIOUSLY, SO MANY PEOPLE COMING HERE FOR TOURISM, THAT IT'S LIKE A NO BRAINER.

IT WOULD BE CHEAPER FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, OBVIOUSLY.

THAT'S LIKE A BIG THING THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR FOR WHEN THEY FINALLY DO DECIDE.

>> WELL, HOW MUCH WOULD IT BE IF WE DID A PAID PARKING?

>> [OVERLAPPING] THAT HASN'T BEEN DECIDED YET.

>> WHEN WE DID SOME INITIAL REVENUE ESTIMATES ON WHAT REVENUE COULD BE GENERATED FROM PAID PARKING, WE HAD TO MAKE SOME BASIC ASSUMPTIONS LIKE HOW MANY PEOPLE COME HERE.

YOU GOT TO START WITH SOMETHING.

WE STARTED WITH INITIAL ASSUMPTION OF A DOLLAR AN HOUR, AND IF YOU LIVED HERE AND DIDN'T WANT TO DO A HOURLY RATE, YOU COULD BUY A ANNUAL PERMIT FOR $100.

THAT WAY, ONE TIME, YOU REGISTER, YOU PAY $100, AND YOU'RE GOOD FOR THE YEAR.

WITH THOSE ASSUMPTIONS AND LOOKING AT A 70% OCCUPANCY RATE, WE'RE NOT FULL ALL THE TIME, SO ABOUT 70% OF THE TIME IT'S OCCUPIED.

YES, DOWNTOWN'S FULL AT SAY 7:00 PM ON A FRIDAY, BUT MONDAY MORNING AT MAYBE 3:00 PM, I T WOULDN'T BE.

YOU HAD TO MAKE SOME BASIC ASSUMPTIONS.

WHEN WOULD YOU DO IT? USUALLY, YOU'LL SEE PAID PARKING.

IT'S LIKE CLOSER TO LUNCH ONTO THE EVENING.

YOU HAD TO START WITH SOME BASIC ASSUMPTIONS AND GO FROM THERE AND THE REVENUE CAME IN AT AROUND TWO MILLION DOLLARS.

WE THEN WENT OUT FOR RFP, WHICH IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS BASED OF COMMISSION GUIDANCE, AND NOW WE RECEIVED SEVEN PROPOSALS.

WE SET UP AN EVALUATION TEAM TO GO THROUGH THOSE.

THESE ARE ALL MAJOR PLAYERS THAT ARE IN THE WORLD OF PAY PARKING.

THE REVENUE ESTIMATES, WE DON'T KNOW.

WE WILL HAVE TO COME INTO A STUDY, AND THEN WE'LL PROVIDE THE NUMBER UP TO AS A LITTLE OVER FOUR MILLION.

THE MIDDLE HAD AROUND THE TWO MILLION MARK THERE LIKE THREE FIRMS THAT BOTH SAID AROUND TWO MILLION, SO THERE'S SOME CONSISTENCY THERE, ABOUT A NET TWO MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO THE CITY AND THROUGH PAID PARKING.

[00:15:03]

WHAT WE DID IS WE TOOK THOSE SEVEN PROPOSALS, WE REDUCED IT TO A RECOMMENDATION OF TOP 3, AND THEN THOSE TOP 3 FIRMS ARE GOING TO PRESENT TO THE COMMISSION SOMETIME IN AUGUST.

>> MAYBE JULY. I THINK IT'S JULY 15.

WE'LL SEE IF THE COMMISSION WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AWARDING THE BID TO ONE OF THOSE THREE FIRMS.

>> I THINK THAT IT'S LIKE IT'S JUST INTERESTING HOW MANY PEOPLE AT THE COMMISSION OR THE MEETING WE WERE AT JACOB, I KNOW THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE THERE WHO HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT, THE ROADS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND HOW THOSE NEED TO BE IMPROVED AND IT'S LIKE, HOW DO YOU EXPECT THINGS LIKE THAT TO BE IMPROVED WITHOUT US GETTING THE REVENUE LIKE THAT? I DON'T KNOW. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S JUST THAT'S WHY I'M SO FOR IT JUST BECAUSE IT'S JUST A WAY FOR US TO MAKE THINGS GET DONE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO GET DONE, I GUESS, AND FUND THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO.

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE USING IT ARE PAYING FOR IT.

THAT'S THE THING. THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

>> THESE ARE SOME OF THE COMMENTS.

WE HAD AN OPTION ON THE SURVEY WHERE IF YOU DIDN'T WANT PAID PARKING, YOU COULD SAY, OTHER, AND THEN YOU WERE REQUIRED TO ADD SOMETHING FOR HOW YOU WOULD PAY FOR IT, AND SO MUCH OF IT IS JUST MISINFORMATION.

WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO DO A BRIDGE TOLL.

WE DON'T HAVE AUTHORITY TO MAKE SALES TAX, PUBLIC DOC, 1% LUXURY TAX ON MILLION DOLLAR HOMES.

THEY WILL A NICE RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT, FIVE STAR RESTAURANT.

LOOK AT THE CITY [INAUDIBLE] FROM RESTAURANT DEVELOPERS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO DO A PAID PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WHERE WHOEVER IS INTERESTED IN OPENING A RESTAURANT WOULD FUND THIS ENTIRE PROJECT.

ANYWAY, IT'S JUST INTERESTING.

THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE TDC PAYING FOR IT OR THE BED TAX, BUT THE TDC IS A COUNTY ENTITY.

THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE FUNDS.

THEY ARE GENEROUS WITH THEIR FUNDS AS FAR AS THEY PAID A BUNCH OF BEACH ACCESSES TO BE RE-DONE.

BUT IT'S SOMETHING WHERE WE HAVE TO ASK FOR THE MONEY.

ANYWAY, SO THIS IS A LITTLE SYNOPSIS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.

TIM POYNTER SHOULD PAY FOR IT.

>> NONE OF THOSE ARE REAL RESPONSES, THOUGH, THAT'S WHAT [INAUDIBLE].

>> I FEEL LIKE WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SAYING, LIKE HOTEL AND LIKE THE TOURISM TAX, THINGS LIKE THAT, IT'S LIKE, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS TRYING TO BE.

I FEEL LIKE BECAUSE IT'S FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING HERE DOWNTOWN.

I JUST FEEL LIKE I DON'T.

>> THERE IS MISCONCEPTION THAT FERNANDINA IS A TAXING AUTHORITY, AND WE ARE NOT.

THE TAXING AUTHORITY IS THE COUNTY, AND THAT'S HOW IT'S SET UP THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

WE OF COURSE, WITHIN NASSAU COUNTY, YOU HAVE SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES.

YOU HAVE CALLAHAN, YOU HAVE HILL, AND YOU HAVE CITY OF FERNANDINA.

YES, YOU HAVE [INAUDIBLE], AND YOU HAVE OTHER AREAS, BUT THEY'RE NOT INCORPORATED WITH THE STATE.

WE'RE NOT TAXING AUTHORITY, SO WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO LEVY A TAX THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE BY THE COUNTY.

THAT'S A CHALLENGE WHEN IT COMES TO GENERATING ADDITIONAL REVENUE THROUGH SOME SPECIAL OPTION SALES TAX OR LEVY, ANY ADDITIONAL TAX, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE THROUGH THE COUNTY.

>> A LOT OF THE COMMENTS LAST NIGHT WERE ABOUT ABOLISHING THE TDC, WHICH WOULDN'T HELP US.

>> ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> JEREMIAH, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING NOT RELATED TO THESE TWO TOPICS?

>> MOVE ON TO SECTION 6,

[6.1 National Night Out.]

OLD BUSINESS, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

WE STILL HAVE THE PLAN FOR AUGUST 8TH.

I HAD ALL THE VENDORS APPROVED, BUT I SPOKE TO THREE OF THEM IN PERSON.

THE THREE THAT WE HAVE, I SPOKE TO THEM IN PERSON.

I WAS CONFIRMING THAT THEY'LL BE THERE AND WE HAVE TWIN SONS CONFIRMED?

>> WE DO. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A THAT AND I WOULD LIKE YOUR ADVICE.

RIGHT NOW, OUR IDEA WAS TO HAVE THE HONEY BADGERS 6:00-7:30, TWIN SONS 8:00-9:00.

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TWIN SONS SAID YES.

THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL COME BEFORE THE HONEY BADGERS START TO SET UP SO THAT THE HONEY BADGERS COULD USE THEIR DRUM KIT, WHICH WAS BEAUTIFUL.

SINCE THEN, I'VE GOTTEN A TEXT FROM HUP ASKING IF THEY COULD PLAY 05:30-7:00 INSTEAD BECAUSE THEY HAVE A GIG AT THE PALACE AFTERWARD, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THAT.

IF WE SAID, YES, I FEEL LIKE IT'S EARLY ENOUGH THAT WE COULD CHANGE THE TIME OF THE EVENT TO 5:30-8:00, OR WE FIND SOMEONE TO GO IN BETWEEN THEM, OR WE JUST HAVE THE SOUND GUY PLAY MUSIC. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

>> IF WE MOVE IT BACK TO END OF EIGHTH, AND IT'S LIKE THE SUN WON'T EVEN BE DOWN.

I FEEL HOW LONG IS TWIN SONS SUPPOSED TO PLAY FOR?

>> AN HOUR FOR $1,000.

THEN HONEY BADGERS IS DOING AN HOUR AND A HALF FOR I WANT TO SAY 800, WHICH WE HAVE ALL THE MONEY.

WE ACTUALLY GOT ANOTHER DONATION FROM THE DUMP PROPERTY LLC FOR $250.

WE'RE GOOD ON FINANCES, BUT WE HAVE TO DECIDE IF WE WANT TO ASK TWIN SONS TO COME FROM, WHAT DID I SAY 5:00-6:00.

>> 5:30.

>> LET ME READ YOU WHAT HE SAID.

>> WHAT ARE THE HONEY BADGERS SUPPOSED TO PLAY?

>> 5:30.

>> [OVERLAPPING] HE SAID, CAN THEY DO 5:30-7:00.

THEN WE COULD ASK THE TWIN SONS TO GO 7:30-8:30.

THEN WE JUST HAVE A HALF HOUR WHERE WE HAVE THE SOUND GUY PLAYING MUSIC FROM A PHONE OR SOMETHING, AND THEN WE END AT 8:30.

LET ME SEE SUNSET ON AUGUST 8TH IN FLORIDA.

>> 8:14.

>> 8:14

>> I DON'T CARE. WE CAN START OFF AT 5:30.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> I FEEL LIKE STARTING AT 5:30 ISN'T TERRIBLE BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO WORK DOWNTOWN, IF THEY GET OFF AT FIVE, THEY COULD WALK DOWN AND COME.

THERE'S A RIVER CRUISE THAT LEAVES AT LIKE SEVEN, SO WE COULD BE GETTING THAT CROWD BEFORE THEY GO ON THE RIVER CRUISE.

[OVERLAPPING] IT'S JUST IF YOU GUYS ARE SATISFIED.

>> LIKE COME EARLIER?

>> THIRTY MINUTES EARLY.

>> I HAVEN'T ASKED THEM, BUT THEY ALREADY AGREED TO COME EARLY TO SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE ANYWAY.

THEY PROBABLY JUST GOING BE HAPPY TO BE DONE EARLY.

>> THAT SOUNDS PERFECT [OVERLAPPING]

>> WE WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE ALL OF OUR MARKETING MATERIALS TO SAY.

>> I CAN.

>> IS EVERYONE OKAY WITH THAT? I'LL ASK TWIN SONS TO COME 7:30-8:30.

OUR NEW STUFF WILL BE 5:30-7:00 IS HONEY BADGERS.

DO YOU NEED ME TO EMAIL THIS TO YOU [INAUDIBLE].

WELL, IT WILL BE IN THE MINUTES.

THEN 7:30-8:30 WILL BE TWIN SONS.

THE ACTUAL THAT WILL BE 5:30-8:30.

DO YOU THINK YOUR FRIENDS WILL COME THAT EARLY?

>> YEAH. I KNOW ALL OF OUR FRIENDS WILL SUPPORT US.

>>IT'S FINE. IT WON'T BE.

>> WE JUST NEED TO ADVERTISE ON, MIA FOCUS ON THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> YES. I'LL CHANGE THE EVENT PAGE, AND THEN, ZACH, WILL YOU REDO THE FIRE? THEN JACOB, WILL YOU REACH OUT TO YOUR CONTACTS? I'M SORRY, TO ASK THEM IF THAT'S OKAY IF THEY START SERVING AT 5:30? THE FOOD TRUCKS.

I IMAGINE THAT THEY WILL HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN PLACE BECAUSE MY HISTORY WITH THEM IS, THEY'LL SHOW UP AT 4:00 JUST TO GET EVERYTHING READY, SO I DON'T THINK THAT THEY WILL MIND.

>> SHOULD I MENTION IT TO THEM.

>> YES.

I WOULD SAY FYI THE CONCERT WILL START AT 5:30, JUST SO THAT THEY'LL BE READY TO SERVE AT 5:30.

BUT THE EARLIER THE BETTER FOR THEM BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE JUST WALKING DOWNTOWN. [NOISE]

>> THEN WHEN ALL THE FIRE TRUCKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT COME, DO WE NEED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THAT OR ARE THEY GOING TO BE WHAT TIME ARE THEY COMING?

>> THEY WERE GOING TO COME FOR THE FIRST PART AND THEN LEAVE AT 7:00.

BUT SO NOW THAT WE'RE STAR EARLIER, PROBABLY EVEN BETTER BECAUSE THEY CAN COME THEIR. THEY DID.

THE POLICE ASKED IF WE COULD SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP,

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WHICH I HAVE ON OUR AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN ALL MEET WITH THE POLICE AND THE FIRE AND JUST MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE.

IF WE COULD SET THAT DATE BEFORE WE LEAVE TODAY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

FOR ANYONE WHO CAN COME, IT WON'T BE A REQUIRED MEETING, BUT WHOEVER IS AVAILABLE, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

WE'LL HAVE KATHY, TOO, THE PERSON WHO'S GOING TO BRING THE BUCKET CROP.

ANYTHING ELSE? I NEED TO POST A THANK YOU TO DUMP ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE THAT WAS PART OF THEIR SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE.

>> YOU HAVE THE FORM WITH YOU NOW? COULD YOU CHANGE THE FLYER RIGHT NOW?

>> YEAH.

>> MISS MARY, IF YOU COULD, COULD YOU PRINT OUT 20 COPIES AND I'LL HAND IT OUT AFTER THIS AT LEAST TO START OFF? WE'LL MAKE MORE ROUNDS OF THAT, BUT IT'S PROBABLY GET BETTER TO START OFF EARLY BECAUSE I'M NOT.

>> DO YOU ALL HAVE IDEAS OF HOW FOR US TO GET THE WORD OUT? I HAVE THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE.

I'LL POST IT ON INSTAGRAM, BUT I KNOW THAT MY AUDIENCE IS NOT YOUR AGE GROUP.

HOW ELSE SHALL WE BE ADVERTISING?

>> PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW.

THIS COMES TO MIND, LIKE YMCA.

YMCA, WE CAN GIVE THEM STUFF.

DOESN'T THE REC CENTER NORMALLY HAVE LIKE A SPOT FOR FLYERS FOR EVENTS? WE CAN TELL.

>> HOW DO YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT? [NOISE] I FORGOT HOW I FOUND OUT LAST YEAR.

>> IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> WELL, LAST YEAR WE HAD THE BENEFIT OF IT WAS DURING SCHOOL.

I BELIEVE THEY ANNOUNCED IT OVER THE SCHOOL INTERCOM AND STUFF, AND ALL DON'T START SCHOOL TILL THE.

>>11TH [INAUDIBLE].

>> YEAH. WE'RE JUST MISSING THE MARK.

IS THERE ANY COMMUNICATION THAT GOES OUT AHEAD OF TIME, LIKE ABOUT ORIENTATION? [OVERLAPPING].

>> I HAVE THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT SAYS LIKE THOUSAND FOLLOWERS.

WE CAN ALSO POST IT TO THE SCHOOL.

>> REMIND.

>> WE'RE NOT ON REMIND ANYMORE.

>> WE KNOW [INAUDIBLE]

>> BUT I'M SAYING I CAN HAVE THE COUNSELOR SEND IT OUT.

>> NO, I'M SAYING, WE'RE DONE WITH REMIND THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO SOMETHING NEW.

>> REALLY?

>> YEAH. THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME.

[OVERLAPPING] WE DIDN'T DO IT.

IT'S NOT HAPPENING UNTIL LIKE AUGUST.

>> WHAT ABOUT CLAY'S DAD? HE SEND AN EMAIL OUT TO SCHOOL?

>> YEAH, THAT WON'T REALLY DO ANYTHING.

>> STUDENT GOVERNMENT IS GREAT. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

>> WHICH ONE?

>> YOU HAVE A CLASS BAND WE COULD SEND IT OUT TO?

>> IT'S A BETTER REMIND.

WE CAN SEND IT TO THE FERN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL PAGE ON FACEBOOK AND ON INSTAGRAM?

>> YEAH.

>> WE'LL SEND THEM THE FLYER AND LIKE WHAT TO SAY AS A DESCRIPTION.

>> I ALSO THINK Y'ALL SHOULD DO A LITTLE VIDEO.

I PULLED THIS UP BECAUSE I WANTED YOU TO SEE LAST MONTH.

WE HAVE A PR COMMITTEE EVERY MONTH WHERE I TALK ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE FOR THE MONTH.

>> WITH THE MOST PERFORMING VIDEO?

>> NUMBER 1 FOR THE MONTH, 36,000 VIEWS, 24,000 REACH.

NET FOLLOWS. I GOT 23 NEW FOLLOWERS BECAUSE OF IT. BEAUTIFULLY DONE.

>> WHAT'S THE SECOND?

>> WHAT'S THE KITTY POOL?

>> THE KITTY POOL HOURS? WHAT IS CRAZY IS THAT I POSTED THAT PAID PARKING VIDEO.

DID YOU SEE IT? I POSTED A VIDEO ABOUT PAID PARKING, AND I WAS SO SCARED, AND I FELT LIKE PEOPLE WERE.

>> GOING TO ATTACK YOU?

>> WE'RE NOT, AND IT WAS THIS ONE.

IT WAS LIKE, NOT EVEN IN THE TOP 10 RIGHT HERE.

>> WAIT, DID ANYONE COMMENT ON OUR.

>> CAN WE READ THE COMMENTS AGAIN?

>> GO BACK.

>> THREE HUNDRED AND TEN?

>> THREE HUNDRED ON THE PAID PARKING.

>> OH, THAT'S ACTIVE.

DON'T WE HAVE TO REDO OUR VIDEO?

>> YES, I DID. I'M SO SORRY.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO HAYNES YET. OH, WAIT. [NOISE]

>> MAYBE THAT'S WHY I GOT MORE REACH.

>> TWENTY-SEVEN COMMENTS.

DID YOU SEE IT? ZACH IS OUR LITTLE TECH GURU.

HE DID NOTHING BUT FOR FRIENDS [INAUDIBLE].

GOOD TO GET THE YOUTH THE ORDINANCE FOR ALL ITEMS, NOT JUST RENTALS.

APPLY THE RULE TO NON-RENTAL EQUIPMENT.

[00:30:03]

>> I READ THAT COMMENT AND I WAS LIKE, I FEEL THAT THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO SAY.

IT WAS JUST LIKE A SCENARIO.

>> MAYBE IT WAS SMOKING.

>> YOU GUYS GO A PART.

>> THANKS FOR SHARING.

>> [INAUDIBLE] AN EMPLOYEE. GREAT WORK.

CONVENIENT TO LEAVE OUR TENT DOWN.

THIS IS A PERSON FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE WHO WANTED TO LEAVE THE TENT DOWN, AND SHE GOT.

>> OH, MY GOSH.

>> OH, MY GOD. [LAUGHTER]

>> THIS IS DEFINITELY A BETTER COMMON SECTION THAN OUR PREVIOUS. NO HATERS.

>> THE ONE FROM JOHNNY MILLER SEEMS TO BE GONE, BUT IT BOTHERED ME SO MUCH BECAUSE HE SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHICH COMMISSIONER IS WORKING WITH THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, BUT THEY'RE DOING GREAT.

BUT IT'S ME, [LAUGHTER] NOT A COMMISSIONER.

BUT IT WAS VERY POSITIVE. IT WAS REALLY GOOD.

BUT ANYWAY, AND NOW EVERY TIME IN OUR PR COMMITTEE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT, THEY'RE LIKE, WHAT ABOUT YAC? WILL THEY WOULD DO IT, YAC? Y'ALL ENJOY IT I FEEL [INAUDIBLE] UNPAID LABOR, YOU COULD TELL ME, BUT THEY LOVE IT AND THEY'RE HAPPY FOR YOU TO DO IT.

>> EXPLOITING THE YAC COMMUNITY.

>> IT'S 5:30 TO 8:00, AND THEN?

>> IT'S 5:30 TO 7:00.

>> 7:00.

>> IT IS THE HONEY BADGERS, AND 7:30 TO 8:30 IS TWIN SUNS, WHICH I'M GOING TO EMAIL THEM AND TELL THEM, BUT REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE LIKE, WE DON'T PLAN THIS FAR IN ADVANCE.

I DON'T WANT TO BE TOO MUCH. THEY'RE GOING TO BE LIKE, MY GOSH.

>> PLAN THIS FAR IN ADVANCE.

IT IS TWO MONTHS FROM NOW.

>> I KNOW.

>> IT'S NOT EVEN THAT. IT'S A MONTH AND TWO WEEKS.

THAT'S PLANNING IN ADVANCE?

>> I KNOW. I'M GOING TO PUT IT IN THE PAPER AND THEN Y'ALL ARE GOING TO DO ALL YOUR THINGS AS SOON AS ZACH FINISHED.

>> I ALSO SAW THAT OUR PLUG TO THE NEWSPAPER IS NO LONGER.

>> NO.

>> JULIA ROBERTS GOT FIRED.

>> I KNOW.

>> WE DON'T HAVE A CONTACT THERE ANYMORE YET, BUT WE CAN WORK ON THAT.

WE DO HAVE A GOOD CONTACT WITH NEWS FOR JACKS NOW.

ACTUALLY, MY GOSH, I SHOULD TELL THEM ABOUT YOU ALL. WHAT'S TODAY?

>> YES. PUT US ON.

>> I LOVE THAT YOU SAID THAT [INAUDIBLE].

>> I THOUGHT.

>> IT WAS MY SECOND APPEARANCE.

>> CAN WE COME TO THE STUDIO.

>> HAVE YOU HEARD A FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? THEY DO THIS SEGMENT CALLED FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THEY PICK A DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD AND RIGHT NOW IT'S FERNANDINA BEACH.

THEY'VE BEEN COMING OUT AND DOING A BUNCH OF STORIES SO I'LL WRITE TO THEM AND TELL THEM ABOUT YOU ALL.

>> DOES [INAUDIBLE] JUNE?

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS TODAY, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO DO A LIVE BROADCAST, AND I SUGGESTED MAINE BEACH, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD YET, SO I WILL.

>> WILL YOU KEEP US IN CONTACT WITH THEM, THOUGH, BECAUSE WE NEED TO PUT THAT ON NEWS FOR JACKS IF WE CAN?

>> YES, I WILL.

>> WE GET TO JACKSONVILLE PEOPLE OUT TO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

>> FREE CONCERT SUPPORTING YOUR BLUE.

[NOISE]

>> THEN ALSO, WHENEVER IF YOU ALL POST STUFF.

[BACKGROUND] YOU CAN GO OUT THAT DOOR.

>> OUTSIDE?

>> THEN THERE'S ANOTHER DOOR BEHIND IT, AND THEN THERE'S A REST ROOM IN THE HALLWAY THAT'S LIKE A SECRET.

>> NO LONGER A SECRET. IT'S BROADCASTED.

>> ANYWAY, WHAT WAS I SAYING? WHEN YOU POST ABOUT IT, IF YOU'LL TAG TWIN SUNS, THEN THEY'LL SHARE.

'CAUSE I THINK THEY HAVE A PRETTY GOOD [INAUDIBLE] ANYTHING ELSE? CHANGE THE SUBJECT. WE DO NEED TO DO.

I DON'T KNOW. ALL THE FOUR OF YOU WERE THERE? REMEMBER JACOB DID THAT ONE LITTLE THING AT THE END TO TALK ABOUT 4TH OF JULY.

HE SAID $30,000.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT KATHY SAID OR WHAT, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY $5,000 [LAUGHTER] SO CAN'T POST THAT.

>> WE'D PROBABLY GET DESTROYED IN THE COMMENTS

>> BUT I I ASKED HAYNES IF HE WANTED TO DO IT WITH US, AND HE SAID, YES, DEFINITELY. I CAN TEXT HIM RIGHT NOW.

>> BECAUSE I CAN DO IT, I'M TRYING TO THINK WHAT DATE.

>> I'M GOING TO SEND YOU THE UPDATED FLYER FOR YOU TO PRINT AND THEN I'LL ALSO MAKE A VERSION OF IT THAT WE CAN JUST POST IT'S LIKE SQUARE POSTED ON INSTAGRAM EASILY.

>> PERFECT. NOW, I FEEL BAD.

[00:35:03]

HE'S NOT LOCKED IN. I THINK HE WOULD KNOCK. WE'LL FIND OUT.

>> [BACKGROUND] THERE YOU GO. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

>> TWIN SUNS HAS 30,900 FOLLOWERS.

>> CAN WE FIT THAT AESTHETIC THOUGH.

>> YEAH.

>> THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT THEIR FOLLOWERS WOULD COME.

>> I'M SAYING LIKE THE POST.

>> THE FLYER? YEAH.

>> MAYBE THEY'LL PUT ON THEIR STORY.

>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SAYING. THEY WOULD REPOST.

IF WE POST THEM AND TAG THEM. THEY WOULD REPOST IT.

>> DOES THE HONEY BADGERS HAVE THE FACEBOOK OR SOMETHING?

>> WHO SAID FACEBOOK?

>> ACTUALLY, DO THEY OR [BACKGROUND]

>> JUST BASED ON WORD OF MOUTH.

>> THEY THINK THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

>> HOW DO PEOPLE FIGURE OUT? CAN WE POST ON THE AMELIA ISLAND LIVE MUSIC PAGE, TOO?

>> YEAH.

>> BECAUSE HOW DO PEOPLE FIGURE OUT WHERE THE BANDS ARE GOING TO BE EVERY WEEK?

>> WELL, I KNOW, THE LIVE MUSIC PAGE, AND THEN WHERE'S, [INAUDIBLE] PAGE IS.

I JUST SAW. 'CAUSE I'M NOT FRIENDS WITH THEM RIGHT NOW, 'CAUSE I'M ON THIS ONE.

>> CAUSE YOU'RE ON THE CITY ACCOUNT.

>> HE JUST POSTED TODAY TO SAY SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK SO EVERY WEEK HE POSTS HIS SCHEDULE.

HE HAS 4,700 FOLLOWERS.

HE POSTS, SO LIKE HE WROTE, IT'S A QUIET WEEK, BUT HE HAS 41 LIKES.

>> FORTY ONE?

>> YEAH. BUT YEAH, I GUESS HONEY BADGERS DOESN'T HAVE THEIR OWN PAGE. THEY DON'T NEED IT.

THEY'RE TOO GOOD FOR THAT. ARE WE FIGURING ANYTHING? DOES EVERYONE FEEL OKAY? WHAT IS EVERYONE WEARING? YOU'RE WEARING REGULAR CLOTHES AND THAT DID YOU WANT ME TO MAKE YOU NAME TAG? [NOISE]

>> FOR THE NIGHT?

>> YEAH.

>> WHAT ARE WE WEARING? I DON'T KNOW.

>> IN THE WORDS OF TWIN SUNS, I DON'T PLAN THAT FAR AHEAD.

[LAUGHTER]

>> WAIT, DID THEY ALL HAVE SHIRTS LAST YEAR?

>> OLIVIA'S GRANDFATHER HAD A SHIRT COMPANY, SO HE MADE SHIRTS, BUT THEY ELECTED.

THEY WANTED TO LOOK COOL AT THE CONCERT O THEY DIDN'T WEAR THE SHIRTS TO THE CONCERT, BUT THEY DID HAVE BIG NAME TAGS THAT DENOTED THAT THEY WERE PART OF YAC.

>> I THINK US SPEAKING WILL BE ENOUGH.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED [INAUDIBLE]. AWESOME.

[7.1 July Workshop Date.]

>> LET'S TALK WORKSHOP.

WHEN CAN WE MEET AGAIN WITH THE POLICE AND EVERYTHING?

>> THIS IS GOING TO BE TOUGH.

>> I GOT CLAY'S.

>> LET'S HEAR CLAY SCHEDULE 'CAUSE WE CAN MOVE AROUND THAT.

I ALREADY ROLLING OUT.

>> I'LL BE GONE UNTIL 07/02, AND I'LL BE GONE AGAIN FROM 07/05 TO 07/12.

>> I GOT TO DO SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH.

>> I'M WORRIED TO WAIT UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING.

>> THAT'S THE THING.

>> I'M GONE FROM THE 13TH TO THE 19TH.

>> I'M GONE FROM THE 18TH TO THE 25TH.

>> GONE FROM THE 1ST TO THE 6THXTH AND THEN THE 14TH TO THE 24TH.

>> MY GOD, IS 12TH A SATURDAY?

>> YEAH.

>> THE 9TH.

>> 12TH.

>> OR THE 14TH?

>> 12TH WORKS FOR ME SO FAR.

>> I WORKED 9:15 TO 2:00 ON THE 12TH.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW?

>> WAIT, NO. I'M GONE THE 12TH.

I'M GONE THURSDAY THE 10TH.

>> I'M NOT GOING TO GET CITY.

WE HAVE TO MEET WITH CITY STAFF, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO COME ON A SATURDAY.

>> WHAT ABOUT THE 9TH?

>> 9TH.

>> I'M HERE THE 9TH. BUT IT CAN'T BE DURING THE DAY.

>> WHAT?

>> SORRY, NOT IN THE MORNING.

>> THAT CAN BE 3:00?

>> YEAH, 3:00 IS FINE.

>> DOES THAT WORK FOR THE OTHERS?

>> YES.

>> OTHERS, YES, US.

>> WHAT ABOUT CLAY?

>> I ALREADY FORGOT WHAT IS THAT MONTH.

>> [INAUDIBLE] GOOD ENOUGH.

>> WHAT ABOUT OLIVIA? WHERE IS SHE?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> I REMEMBER SHE TOLD US LAST MONTH THAT SHE WASN'T GOING TO BE HERE.

THEN SHE REMINDED ME, WHICH I APPRECIATED.

>> HE'LL BE GONE 07/05 TO 07/12.

>> MAYBE HE CAN ZOOM IN.

ARE YOU? [LAUGHTER]

>> I'LL FACETIME.

>> ZOOM IS FINE.

>> ARE YOU STILL AVAILABLE [INAUDIBLE].

>> ZOOMING IN JAMAICA?

>> YES, I'M SORRY.

>> BUT WHAT IF WE DID THE SECOND? ACTUALLY, NO, THAT'S NEXT WEEK.

>> I ALSO NO.

>> YEAH, I CAN.

>> DO YOU WANT TO MEET DOWN HERE IN THE CHAMBERS?

>> YES. THE CHAMBERS.

I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BECCA.

FOUR OF THE SEVEN OF US GOT SOME TRAINING THIS WEEK.

>> WHAT?

>> FOR FOUR WEEKS.

[00:40:01]

>> ABOUT PLANNING ADVISORY.

>> THAT'S WHY JACOB WAS LIKE, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? HE'S BRINGING IN THIS.

>> I WAS VERY PROUD OF YOUR WORDS. THAT WAS GREAT.

>> YOU SAY THAT'S JUST CAUSE OF BOYS STATE.

>> ZACH WAS A PART OF CRESS CORPS.

STEVEN WAS A PART OF HOUSE?

>> HOUSE, YEAH.

>> WHAT ELSE?

>> YOU ALL ARE INTO POLITICS IN REAL LIFE?

>> SORT OF.

>> I DON'T THINK EVERYBODY WHO WAS THERE WAS.

>> PROBABLY NOT CLAY OR STEVEN, BUT I CAN'T SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF, BUT ME AND JACK ARE PROBABLY MORE INTERESTED IN.

>> INTERESTED WHAT?

>> POLITICS. IT WAS A COOL EXPERIENCE TO SEE IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING.

>> CLAY RAN FOR GOVERNOR SO HE HAD A VERY HIGH POSITION.

HE WAS ONE OF THE TWO, HE WON PRIMARY.

>> HE WAS IN THE PRIMARY.

>> HE WON PRIMARY SO HE WAS ONE OF THE TWO CANDIDATES.

>> BUT HE ENDED UP LOSING. BUT HE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE [INAUDIBLE].

>> I WAS MAYOR AND CHAIR COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND SENATOR SO WE GOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

>> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAKE AN ACTUAL SALARY.

THAT CAN BE AN ACTUAL JOB.

HIS SISTER-IN-LAW.

[BACKGROUND] WHO DO I NEED TO INVITE TO THE POLICE PARKS FIRE?

>> YES.

>> Y'ALL CAN MOVE ON WITH THE MEETING.

WHAT'S NEXT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH.

>> WE'RE DOING WEDNESDAY THE 9TH?

>> WEDNESDAY 9TH AT 3:00 P.M.

>> WHAT ARE WE CALLING THIS, CITY TOWN HALL.

>> WORKSHOP.

>> CITY TOWN HALL.

>> CITY TOWN HALL. [LAUGHTER] ALL OF US AGAINST ALL THE PEOPLE COMING IN TO TALK ABOUT PAID PARK.

>> DEBATE?

>> YEAH.

>> CAN WE PLEASE DO A DEBATE, THAT'D BE SO FUN.

WHAT TIME IS IT, 3:00?

>> 3:00 P.M.

>> HERE?

>> YES.

>> NATIONAL NIGHT OUT MEETING.

>> DO WE HAVE A NAME FOR THIS OR ARE WE JUST DOING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT?

>> I'VE BEEN CALLING IT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S A LITTLE LATER.

>> THEN THERE WAS A CONCERT EVENT.

>> I WAS JUST WONDERING. I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE GAVE IT.

>> WHERE DID THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT NAME COME FROM?

>> IT'S A NATIONAL. [LAUGHTER]

>> IT'S A NATIONAL. I WAS JUST MAKING SURE. IT WASN'T LIKE [OVERLAPPING]

>> IT'S LIKE A REAL COMMITTEE. WE HAD TO GET OUR DATE APPROVED BY THE POLICE COMMITTEE.

>> NATIONAL POLICE PEOPLE. WAIT. DO YOU ALL WANT TO MEET HERE OR SHALL WE MEET AT THE PARKS AND REC CONFERENCE ROOM?

>> I DON'T LIKE THE PARKS.

>> DO YOU LIKE THE UPSTAIRS CONFERENCE ROOM?

>> YES.

>> UPSTAIRS.

>> YOU LIKE THAT, ZACH?

>> I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T BEEN UP THERE.

I JUST LIKE EXPLORING NEW PLACES.

>> DID EVERYONE NOTICE THAT ZACH FINALLY GOT A NAME TAG?

>> WAS THAT IN THE BUDGET?

>> I PAID FOR IT.

>> MY GOSH.

>> I'M KIDDING. I DIDN'T.

[OVERLAPPING]

>> THAT MEAN SHE SAID FINALLY.

>> DID THE ROTARY EVER TELL US IF THEY'RE GIVING US MONEY? [LAUGHTER]

>> NO, SHE IS OUT OF TOWN.

SHE'S IN CANADA, AT A ROTARY CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW.

>> WHERE IN CANADA?

>> CANADA.

>> I CAN SEE A ROTARY CONFERENCE BEING IN CANADA.

THAT'S WHERE THOSE PEOPLE WOULD BE.

>> FREE HEALTHCARE.

>> DOING THINGS FOR THE PEOPLE. THAT'S LIKE THEIR OWN THING.

>> THAT'S A SCANDAL.

>> CANADIAN ACCENT. [FOREIGN]

>> IS EVERYONE GOOD? WE ALREADY DID THE WORKSHOP DATE.

WE GOT THAT. SORRY.

[8. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS]

>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT SECTION, COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS.

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMISSIONERS WITH COMMENTS?

>> I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN COMMENTING.

>> COMMENT EVERY SINGLE TIME OUT OF PLACE.

WHEN'S THE NEXT? YOU SAY JULY 1ST IS THE NEXT?

[9. NEXT MEETING DATE]

>> JULY 26.

>> JULY 1ST IS THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

THEY JUST PUBLISHED THE AGENDA.

>> I WILL BE THERE.

>> THE WORKSHOP IS THE BIG ONE.

THIS IS WHEN THEY ARE DISCUSSING.

>> CAN WE ARGUE WITH PEOPLE?

>> YOU CAN COME TO THIS MEETING AND TALK ON PUBLIC COMMENT.

BUT THIS IS NOT PAID PARKING.

>> ISN'T THAT WHERE THEY DECIDE IT?

>> THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE DECIDING WHAT TO DO WITH BRETS SO IF YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON THAT, COME TO THAT.

THAT'S THE WORKSHOP. THAT'S AT 6:00 P.M. THAT'S A MORE CASUAL.

[00:45:02]

THEY'RE STILL SITTING AT THE DAIS, BUT THEY ARE JUST DISCUSSING THINGS.

[BACKGROUND] IT'S A SHORT AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING.

>> THEY'RE PROBABLY ALLOCATING A LOT OF TIME.

>> RESOURCES?

>> THEY HAVE TO END AT 6:00 BECAUSE THEY'VE POSTED THAT THIS MEETING WILL START AT 6:00.

BUT THE WORKSHOP WILL BE.

THEN OUR NEXT MEETING.

>> WE HAVE IT AS THE 23RD.

>> DIDN'T WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO FIX IT 'CAUSE I'M OUT OF TOWN.

>> WE NEED TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

>> DO WE?

>> YEAH, 23RD, I'M OUT OF TOWN AS WELL.

>> I'VE SEEN YOUR PICTURES AT 12:30, BUT I DON'T.

>> DO WE HAVE TO DO THAT OUT OF SCHOOL? WHY ARE PEOPLE DOING IT OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL?

>> JUST HAVE TO GET IT DONE BEFORE OCTOBER SCHOOL.

>> WE HAVE THAT WORKSHOP SCHEDULED, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE Y'ALL CALENDARS ARE INSANE SO WHY DON'T WE CANCEL THE 23RD AND WE'LL JUST MAKE SURE WE GET EVERYTHING DONE AT THE WORKSHOP?

>> THAT'S FINE.

>> THAT WORKS WITH ME.

>> EVERYONE KNOWS IT CAN BE AT THE WORKSHOP.

>> THEN THE NEXT MEETING WOULD BE AUGUST 27 AFTER YOU STARTED SCHOOL.

>> WE'LL HAVE A ZOOM OPTION FOR CLICK.

[LAUGHTER]

>> IN JULY, FOR THE WORKSHOP, YES.

>> OBVIOUSLY, SINCE SCHOOL STARTED, THAT'S BACK TO 3:15.

>> 3:15.

>> DO WE SAY THAT, OR DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION?

>> THAT'S OUR NORMAL TIME, SO IT WILL BE FINE.

I'LL CANCEL JULY 23RD.

THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME IN ADVANCE.

THEN POST YAC WORKSHOP.

>> WE'LL BE BACK.

>> CLAY, YOU.

>> CLAY?

>> I'M SORRY. I'M DONE. I'M SO SORRY.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT SETTING UP ZOOM FOR CLAY.

[LAUGHTER]

>> OUR NEXT MEETING DATE IS THE WORKSHOP.

NO MEETING ANYMORE.

THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.