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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
>> [INAUDIBLE] 28TH. ROLL CALL.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS.
OPTION 4 JUST HAD A COUPLE OF EXTRA ZEROS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MATTERS OR NOT.
>> OPTION 4 ON PAGE [OVERLAPPING].
WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF THE ZEROS NEEDS TO WORK IT OUT HERE.
>> IT WASN'T A REAL ESTATE AGENT. [LAUGHTER]
>> WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE, RIGHT? [LAUGHTER]
>> THERE HAVE BEEN A COMMISSION.
>> PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
>> I JUST TO LISTEN. [LAUGHTER]
>> I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. [LAUGHTER]
>> TO TALK ABOUT MISS LIZ'S GO-GETTER. [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] MOVING FORWARD TO OLD BUSINESS.
[6. OLD BUSINESS]
>> WELL, OUR FIRST TWO THINGS THAT WE ASKED THE COMMISSION TO DO WERE SHUT DOWN AND REJECTED.
I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE REST OF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE ALL ON HERE BECAUSE WE EITHER HAVE SOME FORM OF EXPERIENCE EXPERTISE OR KNOWLEDGE THAT THAT WAS REQUIRED FOR US TO HAVE A SPOT ON THE BOARD AND THE TWO THINGS THAT WE ASKED THEM BASED ON ALL OF THAT KNOWLEDGE TOGETHER, THEY REJECTED.
>> WELL, THE OASIS MARINA CONTRACT.
WE OVERWHELMINGLY, BUT UNANIMOUSLY, I SAID SHOULD BE TERMINATED.
THEY DECIDED THAT WE SHOULD RETAIN THEM FOR ANOTHER YEAR BECAUSE OF IN THEIR VIEW, WE HAD TOO MUCH GOING ON WITH THE OTHER THINGS, AND I THINK PROBABLY AS THEY'RE JUST OVERWHELMED WITH THEIR OTHER STUFF THAT GOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW AND DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT.
I STILL THINK AS MUCH AS I LOVE AND RESPECT KATHY.
SHE WAS ALWAYS PART OF THE PLAN TO STAY.
I STILL THINK THAT'S A WASTE OF OUR MONEY.
THE LEAST THEY COULD DO IS TO LINE THE BUDGET FOR THE OASIS CONTRACT AND LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE EXPENSES THAT WE GET THAT ARE GETTING PASSED RIGHT THROUGH TO US.
LIKE PROBABLY THE MOST GLARING ONE IS THE ADVERTISING WHERE WE'RE PAYING FOR OASIS MARINA MAGAZINES TO GO TO BOATS THAT ARE ALREADY HERE TO ADVERTISE OTHER OASIS MARINAS.
IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF WE'RE ACTUALLY PAYING FOR ADVERTISING IN THAT SAME MAGAZINE TO THAT SAME COMPANY.
IT JUST LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY OUT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE IN CHARGE OF OUR MANAGERS OF OUR CITY SHOULD LOOK AT MORE CLOSELY IF WE'RE GOING TO RETAIN THEM.
NOW, IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF IF, NOW BECAUSE THE DEADLINE IS AUGUST 1.
>> BUT MICHAEL, I AGREE WITH YOU.
I WAS SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED AS WELL BECAUSE WE GAVE A LOT OF CONSIDERATION TO IT AND YOU MADE SOME GOOD POINTS, BUT I TOOK IT WITH JUST A ONE YEAR RENEWAL AS THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY PUT IT ON THE BACK BURNER, BUT IT'S GOING TO GIVE THEM ENOUGH OF SPACE TO CONSIDER IT AND LOOK AT IT MORE IN DEPTH,
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JUST BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, THEY'RE OVERWHELMED.THEY COULD HAVE TAKEN OUR RECOMMENDATION, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, I UNDERSTAND GIVEN THE ONE YEAR.
>> I DO UNDERSTAND THAT, TOO, BUT BEFORE THIS BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED, ALAN MILLS AND I WENT AND SPOKE TO THEM MONTHS BEFORE THIS TO GET THAT BALL ROLLING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DIDN'T SNEAK UP ON ANYBODY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SNUCK UP ON EVERYBODY.
>> WHAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IS THAT THEY ASKED THIS BOARD WHEN I WAS ONE BEFORE AND THEY ASK US NOW, HOW CAN WE SAVE MONEY AT MARINA? WE TOLD THEM HOW THEY COULD SAVE MONEY IS TO DO OF THE ACS.
NOW THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP THEM.
I HOPE THAT THEY HEAR THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO ADVERTISE PERIOD, THAT $40,000.
IF THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP THEM, THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF EXPENSES IN THAT CONTRACT THAT THEY'RE DOING THAT THEY SHOULDN'T DO.
THEY DON'T ADVERTISE FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADVERTISE FOR THIS MARINA BECAUSE PEOPLE IS GOING TO COME TO THIS MARINA AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE.
IF THEY'RE GOING TO ADVERTISE, THEY'RE JUST THROWING TAXPAYERS' MONEY AWAY.
WE'VE SHOWED THEM HOW THEY COULD SAVE MONEY.
WE SUGGESTED HOW THEY CAN SAVE MONEY, BUT THEY DON'T LISTEN.
IF THEY CONTINUE NOT TO LISTEN TO THE BOARD, WHY ARE WE UP HERE? MY QUESTION IS, WHY ARE WE WASTING OUR TIME THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING PAID THE THING FOR?
AT LEAST THAT THEY'RE NOT THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP THEM FOR ANOTHER YEAR, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S A DONE DEAL.
BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO AT LEAST ASSIGN TASK SOMEONE TO REVIEW THAT CONTRACT, TO REVIEW IT LINE BY LINE.
ALL THAT ADVERTISING. I KNOW THE TDC CAN, IF THEY WANT TO, SPEND THEIR MONEY TO ADVERTISE OUR MARINA.
I'M NOT SURE WHY IN THE WORLD THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THE TAXPAYER-FUNDED BUDGET FOR THE MARINA.
WHY CAN'T THE TDC ADVERTISES EVERYTHING ELSE? WHY CAN'T THEY ADVERTISE OUR MARINA? IF I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO BE ADVERTISED AT ALL.
I'M WITH ALL BECAUSE WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF BUSINESS THERE, BUT IN ANY CASE, IT SHOULDN'T COME BACK AS A DIRECT DEBIT TO OUR TAXPAYERS.
>> I THINK WELL, I MEAN, WE AGREED ON THAT AND WE GAVE THEM THAT RECOMMENDATION.
>> FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I THINK THAT ON THIS ISSUE, I MEAN, IT'S A DONE DEAL.
WE MOVE FORWARD, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD AT LEAST, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE SEND SEND LIKE A COMMENT OR A LETTER ADDRESSING THIS THAT WE'RE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY DIDN'T TAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
BUT WE'LL MOVE ON AND CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO.
>> WELL, CAN WE MOVE ON THEN TO THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY DIDN'T TAKE? [LAUGHTER]
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY REAL QUICK.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT MAYBE IF IT'S GOING TO RENEW AGAIN IN ONE YEAR, IF THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING? SHOULD WE? IS THAT NOW?
>> OH, SORRY, NO, MY FOOT CRAMPED.
>> I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING INCORRECTLY, BUT IF IT DOES RENEW AGAIN, AND IT'S GOING TO BE UP AGAIN IN ONE YEAR, IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD PUT ON OUR SCHEDULE FOR LIKE FIVE FROM NOW.
>> AS AN UPDATE SUBSEQUENT TO THAT MEETING, STAFF HAS BEEN DIRECTED TO LOOK INTO WHAT THE PLAN WOULD BE TO ASSUME MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINA AND CREATE A BUDGET FOR IT.
THAT WAS REALLY, I THINK THE HURDLE WAS THAT THE COMMISSION DID NOT FEEL THAT STAFF WAS PREPARED TO TAKE THAT ON AT THIS TIME WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON.
JAKE AND I HAVE DISCUSSED WHAT PART THIS BOARD WOULD PLAY IN THAT PROCESS, AND WE FEEL THAT AS THOSE DISCUSSIONS BEGIN AND MOVE FORWARD, THAT IT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THIS BOARD TO REVIEW.
WE'LL KEEP YOU ABREAST IN OUR STAFF REPORTS, AND IF WE NEED TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER, THEN WE WOULD DO THAT.
BUT FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING, IS THAT WE ARE IN THE PLANNING PHASE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH?
>> CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENED AT THE MARINA OR 4TH JULY, DOES THAT DRAW ANY FLAGS TO OUR MANAGEMENT OF OUR MARINA? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, SOMEBODY SLIPPED A GUN WHEN IT CAME TO SECURITY AND ALL, BECAUSE I CLOSED OUR GATE SEVERAL TIMES ON OUR DOCK AND PEOPLE KEPT WALKING AND JUST LEFT IT.
DOES THIS FOLLOW UNDER OASIS? I MEAN, WHOSE?
>> WHERE WE WHERE WE'VE IDENTIFIED A PLACE THAT WE COULD HAVE RECTIFIED THAT OR COULD HAVE PREVENTED THAT WOULD BE MORE WITH THE SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT.
THAT IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT'S ON THE SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW.
IS ANY EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE DOWNTOWN,
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SPECIFICALLY IN THAT AREA? FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE ONE COMING UP AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST WITH THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.>> BUT WE DON'T HAVE WE DON'T HAVE AN EVENT ON LABOR DAY THAT WOULD DRAW PEOPLE TO STAND ON THE GANG PLANKS.
BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE BANS IN PARKING LOT B FOR THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
THAT IS A CONSIDERATION TO CLOSE OFF THAT ENTIRE AREA SO THAT IT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY THE PUBLIC.
>> HOW CAN WE ENCOURAGE THEM THEN TO HAVE STAFF REVIEW THAT CONTRACT LINE BY LINE AND NOT JUST RUBBER STAMP THOSE EXPENSES THAT COME TO US, LIKE ADVERTISING?
>> WELL, I THINK AS A BOARD, IF YOU WANTED TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER, YOU CERTAINLY CAN DO THAT AND MAKE A FURTHER RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSION.
TO FOLLOW UP ON THEIR DECISION, YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT.
>> WELL, THE BUDGET COMES UP IN OCTOBER.
THEY'RE ALREADY GOING TO RENEW A CONTRACT, BUT I MEAN, IF THEY'RE GOING TO RENEW IT, WE COULD COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT SAYS, HEY, WE DON'T THINK THAT YOU NEED TO SPEND THAT MONEY IN ADVERTISEMENT AND WHEREVER ELSE WE LOOK AT IT.
I DO KNOW THAT ADVERTISEMENT IS A BIG EXPENDITURE THAT I DON'T THINK THAT THIS CITY NEEDS TO BE SPENDING ON OUR MARINA.
>> WELL, NEXT YEAR THE MARINA IS GOING TO BE PARTIALLY CLOSED FOR PART OF THE YEAR, ANYWAY.
THE LAST THING WE'LL WANT TO DO IS ADVERTISE FOR SOMETHING WORTHLESSLY, FOR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T EVEN ACCEPT BUSINESS WITH.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEND OUR MONEY TO ADVERTISE OTHER OASIS MARINAS.
>> WELL, IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD ADD TO THE NEXT AGENDA THEN? OR JUST A DEEP DIVE AND WHAT ARE SOME WAYS THAT?
>> YEAH. IF THERE'S EITHER, YOU CAN DIRECT STAFF TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING OR IN THE PAST THE BOARD CHAIR HAS PUT A LETTER TOGETHER AND THEN WE CAN SHARE IT AT THE NEXT MEETING AND ASSUMING EVERYBODY APPROVES, THEN IT WOULD GET SENT ON TO THEM.
>> I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT AND NOT HONOR THAT DECISION THEY MADE.
>> AT EVERY MEETING, BRING IT UP, THROW IT BACK, KEEP THE FIRE HOT.
>> I CAN WAIT TIL THE MARINA REPORT, BUT IS THERE SUCH THING AS THE P&L FOR? THERE, BECAUSE WHEN I DID A RECORDS REQUEST, THEY ONLY HAD A BUDGET, NO P&LS.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY NO P&LS IN OUR RECORD BASE FOR THE MARINA.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT INFORMATION.
>> SHE PROVIDED SOME [OVERLAPPING].
>> SHE PROVIDED SOME FINANCIALS.
>> CATHY CHAPMAN, RINA MANAGER.
AS PROVIDES MONTHLY AFTER THE FINANCIALS COME OUT.
THE FINANCIALS ARE SENT TO PREVIOUSLY THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD.
WE SEND OVERVIEW OF A MANAGER'S REPORT AND A SEPARATE DOCUMENT, AND THEN ALL THE [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE GL, THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL, AND ALL THAT IS SENT EVERY MONTH TO THE BOARD.
THAT WAS SENT LAST MONTH YOU ALL AND WE'LL HAVE THOSE FINANCIALS WILL BE OUT ON THE SIXTH FROM OASIS, AND WE'LL PROBABLY GET THAT OUT TO THE SEVENTH OR THE EIGHTH.
>> WHEN YOU SAY IT'S TO US, IS IT DIRECTLY TO US OR IS IT TO THE MARINA ADVISOR?
LAST MONTH, I SENT IT TO [OVERLAPPING].
>> I DIDN'T GET IT, BUT I DID A RECORDS REQUEST WITH THE CITY AND THE CITY SAID THEY HAD NO P&LS.
>> MAYBE SOMETIMES THE RECORDS REQUEST PEOPLE ARE NOT FINANCIAL PEOPLE, AND THEY MAY NOT HAVE UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR.
I'M NOT SURE. BUT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT CERTAINLY HAS THAT, AND I CAN PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU.
>> DO WE NEED TO SEND IT TO LISA, AND LISA SEND IT OUT OR IF THAT [OVERLAPPING].
>> I'LL E-MAIL LAST MONTH'S MANAGER'S REPORT AND P&LS JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE RECEIVES EVERYTHING.
THEN YOU WOULD EXPECT TO GET THAT EVERY MONTH MOVING FORWARD IF YOU WANT SOME PREVIOUS P&LS, JUST LET ME KNOW.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IF IT WORKS WITH OASIS, FANTASTIC.
>> KATHY, ARE YOU ABLE TO TELL US THEN WHERE THOSE ADVERTISING DOLLARS ARE SPENT? ARE YOU ABLE TO FROM THE OASIS? WILL THEY TELL YOU, OKAY, WE SPENT YOU PAID FOR THIS MUCH ADVERTISING IN THIS MAGAZINE, AND YOU PAID THIS MUCH MONEY IN THESE OTHER MAGAZINES.
CAN THEY DEFINE WHERE THAT MONEY WAS SPENT?
>> YOU COULD CERTAINLY DO A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST THROUGH THE CITY TO OASIS FOR A BREAKDOWN OF THE ADVERTISING DOLLARS.
I KNOW THAT SOME OF IT, LIKE YOU SAID, GOES TO SPECIFIC ADVERTISEMENTS LIKE THE MAGAZINES.
IT ALSO GOES TO PAY THE SALARIES FOR THE FOLKS THAT WORK IN MARKETING.
IT GOES TO ALL THAT CLICK CONTROL WHERE YOU GET YOURSELF AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, ALL THE GOOGLE ANALYTICS. THERE'S A FEE EVERY MONTH.
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IF YOU WHEN YOU GET YOUR FINANCIALS, IF YOU GO TO THE GL, YOU'LL SEE THOSE CHARGES IN THERE.YOU'LL SEE MARKETING CHARGES, AND IT'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THEY'RE FOR.
>> WE'LL GET ANOTHER REPORT FROM YOU IN JUST A SECOND IF WE WANT TO MORE QUESTIONS.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. AM I UP NEXT? SHOULD I JUST STAY HERE?
>> FURTHER DISCUSSION. WELL, I THINK WE'RE JUST FOCUSING ON OLD BUSINESS.
>> BRETT'S WATERWAY CAFE IS NOT ONLY A LANDMARK RESTAURANT, BUT THE FOUNDATION OF IT IS REALLY A SAVIOR TO THE SOUTH BASE.
IS THERE ANY WAY THAT INSTEAD OF JUST TEARING THE WHOLE THING DOWN AT ONE TIME, IT'S JUST TAKE THE RESTAURANT OFF AND REALLY LOOK AT THE FOUNDATION OF THAT CONCRETE BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY FLOODWATER HEIGHT.
IF THEY LOOK AT IT HARD BECAUSE THEY'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO LOOK AT IT FROM UNDERNEATH, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO LOOK AT IT FROM UP TOP.
IS IT ASKING TOO MUCH THAT THEY LOOK AT IT REALLY HARD ON BOTH SIDES, BOTTOM, AND TOP TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT SALVAGEABLE? BECAUSE ONCE THAT'S GONE, THAT WHOLE SOUTH END OF THAT MARINA IS OPEN TO THE WEATHER.
THERE'S NO CONTINGENCY WALL TO THE NORTH OR ANYTHING ELSE.
EVERYBODY, I THINK, IS FROM AROUND HERE FOR THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS, THAT EVERYTHING NORTH GETS TORE UP.
BUT EVERYTHING SOUTH SEEMS TO MAINTAIN WITHOUT MINIMUM COST.
I WOULD JUST ASK THAT THE CITY TALKS TO WHOEVER'S GOING TO CHECK IT OUT IS THAT PAGE? IS IT POSSIBLE? BECAUSE I SAW WOOD, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BRING THAT BARGE RIGHT IN.
THEY CAN TEAR IT ALL OUT, PUT IT ON AND TRUCKS.
LOOK AT IT HARD AND HAVE SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE.
THAT HASN'T DOESN'T WANT IT JUST GONE, BUT HAVE IT REALLY LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE.
SEE IF IT CAN'T BE SALVAGEABLE.
BECAUSE WHAT IT DOES, IT REALLY SAVES THE MARINA IS GOING TO SAVE TAXPAYERS IF THEY CAN, AND THEY CAN LEAVE IT OPEN.
THEY CAN PUT A RESTAURANT UP ON THE MAIN GROUNDS.
IF YOU HAVE TO DO A BULKHEAD, THEY CAN TEAR IT OUT RIGHT THERE.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THEY HAVEN'T LOOKED AT OR THEY HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT YET.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY.
>> WELL, IT'S JUST MY THOUGHT IF THEY'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT IT FROM THE BOTTOM, AND THEY SAID IT'S PRETTY CORRODED AND NOT SALVAGEABLE.
>> I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW. DO YOU MEAN JUST [OVERLAPPING] STOCK PILING?
>> I HAVE SEEN THEM FIX THE CSX RAILROAD TRAIN AT THE SOUTH END, AND IT WAS BREAKING WORSE THAN WHAT THOSE PICTURES ARE UNDERNEATH.
THEY WENT IN, AND THEY CHIPPED ALL THE CONCRETE FROM AROUND THE REBAR, AND SAND BLASTED IT AND SEALED IT, AND THEN REFORMED IT ALL, AND THEY STILL RUN TRAINS.
THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE WEIGHT ON IT THAN THAT MARINA DOES, THAN THAT RESTAURANT DOES.
WHEN WAS IT BUILT AT, CRESS CAN YOU REMEMBER, DAVE? THAT'S A CARNEGIE STEEL THERE.
>> LET'S HIRE THE TRAIN COMPANY TO DO IT THEN.
>> WELL, I'M JUST SAYING THAT IT MIGHT SAVE TAXPAYERS AND EVERYBODY ELSE A LOT MORE MONEY. TO LOOK AT IT.
>> MAYBE AN EMAIL TO PASSERO, WHO WOULD DO THAT, TO SEE IF THAT'S EVEN AN OPTION TO DEMO THE BUILDING AND LEAVE THAT.
>> YOU GOT TO DEMO THE BUILDING ANYWAY.
>> WELL, I JUST KNOW BRINGING A CREW BACK IN, IT DOES COST MONEY TO STOP AND GO, WOULD BE THE ONLY OTHER THING.
>> HOW ABOUT IF WE JUST DO JUST MAKE A SUGGESTION THAT ONCE THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE TOP OF IT, THAT THEY HAVE AN EXPERT COME OUT AND RE-EVALUATE LOOKING FROM THE TOP DOWN AND SEE IF THEY COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION, AS THE OTHERS HAVE, THAT IT'S NOT SALVAGABLE OR MAYBE IT IS SALVAGABLE.
>> AGREE WITH ALLEN, I THINK IT'S GOT MORE VALUE THAN THEY THINK.
>> YEAH, I DO TOO. I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT WHO INSPECTOR.
I MEAN, THEIR INSPECTOR SAYS IT'S GOOD.
>> THIRD OPINION [OVERLAPPING]. I GO MAKE SURE THAT HOW CAN WE GET THAT DONE.
>> WE HAVE A WEEKLY PHONE CALL WITH OUR PROJECT TEAM.
THIS THURSDAY, I'LL BRING THAT UP AND SEE WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE AND ONCE THEY TAKE THE TOP OFF, REINSPECT AND RE-EVALUATE. YEAH.
>> YEAH. SOME HAULING MONEY. DISPOSAL MONEY.
>> BUT YOU'RE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WHEN THAT'S REMOVED, THE FREE FLOW TO THE SOUTHERN BASE AND THE WAVE ACTION TO THE SOUTHERN BASIN WITHOUT THOSE STRUCTURES THERE?
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I'LL BRING THAT UP AS WELL, IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN THE REDESIGN OF WHATEVER WE'RE DOING THERE, IF THERE'S ONE [OVERLAPPING]>> INSTEAD OF WOOD, THEY GO BACK WITH CONCRETE THERE.
I MEAN, INSTEAD OF WOOD, THAT AT LEAST ONE ROW ALL THE WAY OUT BE CONCRETE, BECAUSE WHEN THE TIDE GETS UP, WHEN IT'S THE WORST, THAT BREAKS IT.
THE CONCRETE'S NOT GOING TO GET TORN UP, WOOD WILL GET TORN UP.
>> YEAH. I'LL BRING IT UP THIS THURSDAY WITH OUR PASS ROW TEAM.
>> ANYTHING ELSE, MR [INAUDIBLE]
[LAUGHTER] THE SECOND THING THEY REJECTED.
THEY CHOSE OPTION A1 INSTEAD OF 2A, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT WE UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED, WHICH WAS TO BUILD ABOUT 5,000 SQUARE FOOT PLATFORM OUT THERE.
THE REASONS GIVEN WERE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ONES.
ONE OF THEM WAS, WELL, WE JUST WANT TO GET THE MARINA BACK IN OPERATION AS SOON AS WE CAN.
AND THERE'S AT LEAST THREE OF US UP HERE HAVE BUILT DOCKS BEFORE.
AND SO THAT DOCK CAN BE BACK IN OPERATION BEFORE THAT PLATFORM IS COMPLETED.
THOSE GANGWAYS CAN STILL BE IN OPERATION.
THAT SHOULD NOT REALLY AFFECT HOW LONG THAT THE MARINA IS DOWN.
THIS OTHER SIDE OF THAT WAS, WELL, WE CAN JUST GO BACK AND PUT THAT PLATFORM IN LATER.
TO TRY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET A CRANE DOWN CENTER STREET TO DO THAT.
YOU'D HAVE TO BRING A BIG BARGE BACK IN.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT EXTENDING THE CONCRETE DOCKAGE ALONG THAT FRONT TO ADD MORE BOAT SLIPS, WHICH IS A GOOD IDEA.
BUT ONCE ALL THAT IS IN PLACE, YOU GO BACK IN THERE AND TRY AND PUT PYLONS BACK IN THERE TO TRY AND SUPPORT THAT DOCK, JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL.
IT'S PENNY-WISE AND DOLLAR FOOLISH TO EVEN THINK THAT THAT'S POSSIBLE.
IT'S NOT. I MEAN, IT'S POSSIBLE.
ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE WITH RIGHT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL.
AND I WOULD ASK THAT THE CITY COMMISSION HASN'T MADE ANY HARD DETERMINATION YET AS TO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
THEY JUST SAID WHAT THEY SUPPORTED, BUT THEY DIDN'T HODE ON ANYTHING, AND I WOULD ASK THAT THEY NOT DECIDE AGAINST THAT OR COME TO A CONCLUSION WITH WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE UNTIL WE GET FURTHER ALONG IN THE PROCESS.
AFTER THEY DO THIS NEXT THING THAT ALLEN'S TALKED ABOUT, THEN REVISIT THAT IDEA.
I THINK JUST THE IDEA THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD OF CENTER STREET DEAD END INTO A SEAWALL AND A GANGWAY DOWN TO THE BOAT RAMP IS JUST NOT A GOOD LOOK FOR FERNANDINA BEACH.
THAT IS THE FOCAL POINT IN THE VERY END OF OUR CENTER STREET, AND IT SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING ON IT, NOT JUST THE DEAD END STREET.
THAT'S MY THOUGHT. THEY DID REALLY DID TAKE A VOTE.
THEY JUST ALL HAD A CONSENSUS, AND THEN THEY MOVED ON.
BUT IT NOTHING IS SET IN STONE YET ABOUT THAT.
AND I WOULD ASK THAT THEY NOT DO THAT UNTIL THEY GIVE IT A MINUTE AND GIVE IT A REST AND GET PAST WHATEVER'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW THAT'S TAKEN UP ALL THE TIME.
WE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THAT DECISION.
I THINK IT DESERVES A LITTLE BIT MORE SCRUTINY THAN MAYBE WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT THEY GAVE IT.
SO MAYBE WE REITERATE OUR DISPLEASURE WITH THAT DECISION THAT WE REALLY THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GO WITH THE OPTION 2A. THAT'S WHAT WE GO WITH.
>> AND IT WAS THE OPTION. IF YOU DON'T, I MEAN, WHAT YOU WIND UP WHERE THERE'S JUST A HOLE RIGHT.
WHEN YOU GET DOWN THERE, THERE'S TWO GANGWAYS AND A BIG HOLE IN THE WATER WITH NOTHING TO.
>> WHAT I GOT FROM THE MEETING, THEY WANTED TO PASS IT TO ANOTHER COMMISSION.
THEY DON'T WANT TO COMMIT ANYTHING.
WHAT I READ IT WHEN I WAS WATCHING THAT MEETING THAT NIGHT.
>> THAT'S TRUE. BUT WHAT THEY'VE PROPOSED IS TO LEAVE THIS THING AS IF WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND DO IT AT A LATER DATE, WE'RE NOT.
IS IT WOULD BE CRAZY EXPENSIVE TO GO BACK THERE AND TRY AND THEY'RE THINKING THAT THEY COULD JUST GO IT'S DIFFERENT STEPS AND [OVERLAPPING] BREAK IT DOWN.
>> LET'S DON'T MAKE THE CALL ON IT RIGHT NOW.
LET'S THINK ABOUT IT AS WE GO HERE.
>> WELL, WE TOOK THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
>> TO MAKE THAT DECISION THAT JUST TO DO WE THOUGHT WE WERE PRETTY BASIC.
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>> I WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE FULL DECK. THE WHOLE THING.
>> I DON'T WANT TO I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO LOSE OUR FOOTPRINT AT ALL BECAUSE YOU'LL NEVER GET THAT BACK.
SO WHAT'S THE BEST WAY OF GETTING THIS OVER TO THE COMMISSIONERS?
>> OUR UNDERSTANDING, MY UNDERSTANDING ANYWAY IS THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR PERMITTING FOR THAT 5,000 FOOT DOCK.
05,000 FOOT PLATFORM RIGHT THERE.
>> YES. RIGHT. SO SO WE'RE NOT TO A POINT OF NO RETURN WHERE WE CAN'T DO THAT RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT OPTION IN THE FUTURE, AND WE DON'T WANT THE CITY COMMISSION TO TAKE ANY ACTION THAT THEY MIGHT NEED TO REDO WHEN TIMES ARE BETTER.
>> AND I THINK THEY [OVERLAPPING] DEFERRED, AS YOU SAID, THE DECISION ON THE LANDWARD PART OF IT.
THEY DIDN'T MAKE ANY DETERMINATION.
>> AND I THINK, TOO, THAT EVEN TO COMMISSIONER POYNTERS THOUGHT WAS THAT WE WOULD PUT A PUT A DECK ON THE LANDWARD SIDE.
BUT THAT TAKES AWAY ALL YOUR OTHER OPTIONS AS TO WHAT YOU MIGHT DO WITH THAT.
YOU WANT TO BUILD A EXPENSIVE DECK THERE AND THEN DECIDE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A RESTAURANT THERE, FOR INSTANCE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO BE A POSSIBILITY LATER ON, BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD SPEND MONEY TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND UNDO LATER.
>> I THINK WITH THIS, WE SHOULD FOCUS ON FROM THE BULKHEAD WEST, AND IF THEY GET THAT FULL PERMIT FOR THE WHOLE 5,000 SQUARE FEET AND IF THEY MOVE IT BACK TO WHAT WE AGREED ON, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
I KNOW I TAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT AND THEY REALLY GOING TO MISS A RESTAURANT OUT ON THE WATER.
AND I THINK THAT THE CITY WILL GET A BETTER BENEFIT WITH A RESTAURANT UP ON THE LAND SIDES JUST PLENTY OF ROOM BECAUSE FRONT AND CENTER SITS UP ON THE LAND.
SO THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM RIGHT THERE FOR SOMEONE WITH A RESTAURANT.
AND IT WON'T BE ANY COST TO THE CITY BECAUSE THEY'LL HAVE TO PAY IT, AND AFTER 40 YEARS, THE PROPERTY WON'T BE ANY COSTS.
WHAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT IS FROM THE BUKED WEST BECAUSE THE BULKHEAD EAST IS ANOTHER.
>> THEY CAN DO THAT POSSIBLY AT A DIFFERENT DATE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. BUT WHAT WE'RE WORRIED AND WHAT WE WANT IS WHAT WE AGREED UPON.
AND THAT'S FROM THE BUKHAD WEST, FOR WORKING MARINA.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS?
>> HOW DO WE GET THAT INFORMATION AND PUT THAT IN FRONT OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR US TO PUT THAT AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD THAT THAT IS STILL WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO.
THAT IS STILL OUR DESIRE AND RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY AT LEAST PROVIDE FOR AND MAKE MAYBE A DECISION LATER ON THAT DECK SPACE OUT THERE.
>> SHALL WE DRAFT AN EMAIL NOW OR IS THAT SOMETHING.
>> WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH THEM, WHAT YOU'VE DISCUSSED.
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BOAT TRAILER PARKING HOURS AND ENFORCEMENT.>> SO THIS WAS PUT ON THE AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF MR. NIKOLOV, IN RESPONSE TO, I BELIEVE, MR. LORE'S COMMENTS, THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE RULES ARE FOR PARKING AT LOT C AND D. AND THEN REGARDING THE HOURS AND THEN TALK ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT AS WELL.
AND JUST AS AN UPDATE, WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT CARS UTILIZING THAT SPACE DURING HOURS WHEN THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE.
AND SO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF IT, AND THEY HAVE ASKED OR TOLD THEIR EACH SHIFT TO BE MORE ATTENTIVE TO THAT SPACE AND TO ENFORCE IT.
SO THE ENFORCEMENT SHOULD PICK UP, AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP ONCE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IT'S BEING ENFORCED.
SO THAT'S JUST A BRIEF UPDATE, AND I DON'T KNOW.
YOU CAN PROBABLY ELABORATE AS WELL, 'CAUSE I KNOW
>> I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO CHIEF TAM BASCO ABOUT IT.
AND HE WAS PRETTY OPEN TO ENFORCING IT AND HAVING AS PEOPLE DO THAT.
ONE THING HE DID SUGGEST IS WITH OUR SIGNAGE.
HE THINKS OUR SIGNAGE IS POOR.
I KNOW IT MAY SEEM CLEAR BY LOOKING AT IT.
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BUT HE THINKS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE LIKE DRAWINGS.NOT DIAGRAMS, BUT DRAWINGS, SOMETHING TO ILLUSTRATE.
THAT DRAWS PEOPLE'S ATTENTION A LITTLE MORE THAN AND I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, BUT HE JUST SAID, THAT TYPE OF SIGNAGE SEEMS TO GET PEOPLE'S ATTENTION BETTER.
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT MOST PEOPLE CAN READ, SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THAT.
>> HERE'S THE SIGNAGE THAT GETS PEOPLE'S ATTENTION.
THAT'S WHAT GETS [OVERLAPPING]
>> ONE AT A OF TIME. EVERYBODY HERE ON CAMERA.
SMILE. STRAIGHT. SO SOME BETTER SIGNAGE.
>> WHEN I DID SPOKE SPEAK TO THE CHIEF ABOUT THE SAME THING, AND I HAD THE SAME CONVERSATION, AND HE SUGGESTED THE, YOU KNOW, IKEA PICTURES.
BUT I WHEN I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THE TOWS ONE, BECAUSE IN MY MIND, PEOPLE WILL RISK A TICKET.
IF THEY NEED A PARKING SPOT, THEY'LL RISK THE TICKET.
THEY WILL NOT RISK THEIR CAR BEING TOWED.
>> OUR TICKETS ARE ONLY $50, TOO. THAT'S NOT A LOT.
>> WELL, HE SAID THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TO CREATE A TOW WAY ZONE THERE FOR VEHICLES THAT DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA OF PARKING THERE.
AND SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT WE MAKE A MOTION TO MAKE THAT A TOW WAY ZONE FOR THINGS OTHER THAN BOAT AND TRAILER SLOPES. [OVERLAPPING]
>> BETWEEN THE HOURS OF FIVE OR SEVEN.
>> ACTUALLY, I THINK IN THE SUMMERTIME, BECAUSE PEOPLE COME DOWN THERE TO FISH AT NIGHT, I THINK I'LL TAKE IT TO AT LEAST 9:00.
>> I THINK IT SAYS AUTHORITY IMPOUND OR TOW SECTION.
DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THAT SPACE? WELL, THEN THE CHIEF IS NOT AWARE OF THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE ASKED ME TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.
SO NOW WE JUST HAVE TO [OVERLAPPING].
>> TO GET THEM TO ENFORCE THAT.
I MEAN, THIS IS A WATERFRONT COMMUNITY AND OUR BOATERS DESERVE A LITTLE BIT OF RESPECT.
AND I THINK THAT IF CARS ARE PARKED DOWN THERE ILLEGALLY, WE SHOULD MOVE THEM OUT OF THERE.
>> WELL, IF SOMEBODY CAN'T READ, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE SOME PICTURES AND ALSO HAVE THE TOW WAY ZONE.
>> YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE THE SIGNAGE UP THERE.
>> WELL, THEN HOW DO WE GO ABOUT ADDING THE TOW WAY SINCE IT'S ALREADY AN ORDINANCE?
>> WE'RE MAKING NOTES, SO WE'LL PASS ALONG THE NOTES AND WE CAN HAVE THE SIGNS UPDATED.
>> I WOULD SUGGEST [OVERLAPPING] INCREASING THE PARKING FINE FOR THAT AREA ONLY.
PUTTING IT ON THE SIGNAGE, SAYING, VIOLATIONS, FINE.
BRING IT UP TO SOMEONE THAT'S GOING TO CATCH THEIR ATTENTION, AND THAT THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF WHAT THE TICKET WILL BE.
>> SO THAT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF APPROVAL THAT WOULD BE NEEDED.
>> BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF THE YEAH.
>> BUT JUST THE RISK TO GET TOWED AWAY, YOU KEEP SAYING [LAUGHTER] NOBODY WANTS THAT INCONVENIENCE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I THINK IF WE PROBABLY YOU HAVE TO PUT THE RIGHT SIGNAGE UP THERE, THAT PROBLEM WOULD MOSTLY GO AWAY.
>> THAT WOULD DETER A MAJORITY.
>> SO, JENNY, I THINK WE WOULD NEED A MOTION AND A VOTE FOR THE CHANGES THAT YOU WENT TO THE SIGNS, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK INTO ADDING AN ILLUSTRATION AND THEN ADDING THE LANGUAGE ABOUT TOWING WILL BE ENFORCED. WE WILL JUST NEED A MOTION.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT MAXIMUM TRAILERS BEFORE WE DO THIS BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE ALL KIND OF NEW SIGNS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED.
>> SO DO WE NEED ONE FOR EACH OR? WELL, THE ONLY SIGNS THAT YOU HAVE IS UP AGAINST FOR THE TWO AXIAL TRAILER ONLY.
SO IT'S OUT OF SIGHT. THEY NEED TO HAVE IT OUT FRONT.
AND THE REASON THAT IS IS BECAUSE OF WEIGHT.
THAT'S FIVE TONS, LITTLE OR FIVE TONS, SIX TONS.
DOWNTOWN, I THINK IT IS RATED AT 75, 7.5 TONS.
SO WE DON'T WANT A LOT OF WEIGHT ON THE RAMP,
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AND WE DON'T WANT BIG BOATS COMING IN AND OUT OF DOWNTOWN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE WAY THAT WE'RE CHANGING THE PARKING AND EVERYTHING ELSE.SO THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND IT'S NOT ONLY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE RAMP, BUT ALSO FOR TRAFFIC ISSUE THERE.
SO WE NEED TO HAVE BETTER SIGNAGE FOR TWO AXLES ONLY THERE INSTEAD OF RIGHT THERE.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET THIS ENFORCED TO 20 MINUTES ONLY BECAUSE THERE'S BOATS SITS THERE OVERNIGHT, THREE OR FOUR DAYS.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE MARINA OASIS.
>> THE MANAGEMENT IS SUPPOSED TO DO THAT BECAUSE THAT BOAT RAMP IS PART OF THE MARINA.
SOMEONE NEEDS TO ENFORCE THAT AS WELL.
>> THAT'S JUST AT THE BOAT RAMP, THAT 20 MINUTE LIMIT.
THERE'S A FLOATING DOCK THAT YOU PARK YOUR BOAT ON WHILE YOU GO PARK YOUR TRAILER.
THAT'S ONLY FOR 20 MINUTES ONLY.
THERE'S BOATS THAT SIT THERE FOR 3, 4 HOURS AND LONGER.
THIS IS ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
LET'S ADDRESS IT ALL ONE TIME.
I'VE SEEN THAT BOAT RAMP GET BROKE, AND I DON'T THINK IT'LL GET FIXED AGAIN.
>> I'M JUST SAYING THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE BETTER ILLUSTRATED AS WELL.
>> I AGREE. I GUESS IF YOU SEE BOATS, LIKE MOST OF FERNANDINA BASED UPON COMPLAINT AND THEN MAY SEND THEM A PHOTO TO THEIR EMAIL [OVERLAPPING] BASIS, FOR EXAMPLE. MANAGEMENT?
>> [NOISE] I THINK WE AGREE THAT ALL THE SIGNAGE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED AND CHANGED.
HOW ABOUT IF THE MOTION SENT TO ENCOMPASS AT ALL, IS THAT WE HAVE THEM TALK TO THE CHIEF POLICE AND HAVE HIM GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS OF WHAT PLACEMENT OF SIGNS AND WHAT THE SIGN SHOULD LOOK LIKE BECAUSE HE SEEMED TO HAVE A PRETTY DECENT IDEA.
>> WELL, LET ME ASK YOU, WHO'S GOING TO ENFORCE IT? THIS IS WEST OF THE BOKE.
THIS BOAT RAMP, AND ALL THAT'S WEST OF THE BOKE.
WHO IS TO ENFORCE THAT THIS IS DONE RIGHT? THE POLICE, I CAN SEE TAKING CARE OF THE PARKING ISSUE.
WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE BOAT RAMP IN THE DOCKAGE?
>> ALL THE RAMP WOULD BE UNDER MARINA.
>> WELL. [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> EXACTLY. I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE FOR THE CITY TO DETERMINE.
I FEEL LIKE IF THIS IS A STATUTE AND SOME ORDINANCE THAT SAYS 20 MINUTE PARKING, WE'RE NOT POLICEMEN DOWN AT OASIS, AND WE CAN'T REALLY [OVERLAPPING] GO DOWN AND SAY SOMETHING TO THE FOLKS DOWN THERE, BUT IT COULD EASILY BECOME A SITUATION WHERE YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE SOMEONE WITH A LITTLE MORE AUTHORITY.
BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO DO WHATEVER IS THE DETERMINATION.
>> THE MARINA DOES NOT MAINTAIN AT ALL THE FLOATING DOCK?
>> WE DO. WE MAINTAIN THE FLOATING DOCK, AND WHEN PEOPLE COME AND PAY DOCKAGE, WE TAKE CARE OF THAT.
WE MAKE SURE THEY'RE PAYING, WE DO THE DOCK CHECKS.
WE MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE'S THERE THAT SHOULDN'T BE.
BUT IF YOU HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT SAYS THERE'S A 20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT ON THE GANGWAY, OR THE FLOATING DOCK AT THE BOAT RAMP, THAT TO MY MIND, IS A DIFFERENT SITUATION.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU'RE ASKING STAFF TO SAY, I THINK THAT BOAT, LET ME SIT MY CLOCK, AND THAT'S, THEY'VE BEEN THERE 30 MINUTES OR 2 HOURS.
TO GO DOWN AND TELL PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE TO LEAVE, JUST INITIALLY, IT FEELS LIKE IT WOULD BE SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE WITH MORE AUTHORITY THAN A DOCK HAND TO GO DOWN.
>> WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEBODY JUST PULLS UP AT THE LONG DOCK AND JUST SITS THERE AND DOES WHATEVER THEY WANT?
>> IF WE SEE SOMEONE OUT THERE SITTING, WE SAY, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU WANT DOCK AND DINE? YOU NEED TO GO TO THE DINGHY DOCK OR ARE YOU HERE FOR A RESERVATION? WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME, AND WE CHECK THEM IN AND DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
BUT THE BOAT RAMP HAS A LOT OF REGULAR TRAFFIC, AND WE DO SEE PEOPLE THAT'LL GO AND TIE ON THE SHALLOW END SIDE OF THE FLOATING DOCK THERE.
ALAN, I'VE SEEN GUYS GO OVER THERE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE TIDE IS HIGH ENOUGH, AND I'LL SEE THEM HANG OUT THERE.
I HAVEN'T NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE TYING OR TAKING UP THE RIGHT OF WAY SIDE, THE SIDE WHERE YOU'D WANT TO TIE UP AT.
WE'RE HAPPY WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE'RE INSTRUCTED TO DO WHATEVER'S APPROPRIATE.
>> WELL, I WOULD IMAGINE IF IT'S A PROBLEM, I DON'T NEED TO GO TO OASIS STAFF TO HANDLE IF IT IS IF THAT'S UNDER YOUR CARE.
>> I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE PERHAPS A DETERMINATION TO SEE IF THE PUBLIC BOAT RAMP AND THE ORDINANCE THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH
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THE TIME LIMIT IS SOMETHING THAT OASIS WOULD TAKE ON.>> DOES OASIS MANAGE FERNANDINA HARBOR?
>> THEY DO. I'M NOT HERE TO ARGUE ABOUT IT.
LISTEN, NEVER STATE YOUR OPINION IN THESE MEETINGS, SO THAT IS JUST MY OPINION.
[LAUGHTER] SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
>> I GUESS, AS FAR AS SIGNAGE AND ACCURACY, WHO DO WE TALK TO ABOUT THIS SIGN AND IF OASIS OVER THAT? OR YOU SAID THEY ARE OVER THAT?
>> [OVERLAPPING] I'LL CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH THE REGIONAL MANAGER AND THE CEO OF OPERATIONS TO GET THEIR DETERMINATION.
>> SO THE SIGN ON THE RIGHT, THE 20 MINUTE LIMIT SIGN DIRECTS PEOPLE TO CONTACT THE MARINA.
I WOULD IMAGINE THAT'S THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT IF THERE'S A PROBLEM.
I I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE CAN CHECK AND SEE, IF THEY HAD A PROBLEM, WOULD IT BE THE POLICE OR WHO WHO WOULD GET CALLED? I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. WE CAN CERTAINLY CHECK IT.
>> IF SINCE THEY MANAGE IT, I WOULD THINK THAT IF SOMEBODY'S IN VIOLATION, THEY COULD SAY SOMETHING TO THEM, AND IF THEY DON'T MOVE IT, THEN I THINK THE POLICE HAVE THE ENFORCEMENT POWER.
>> CAN YOU BRING THAT STATUTE BACK UP OR THAT SAYS WHAT IS ALLOWED THERE?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SEE THAT IT DOES SAY BOAT TRAILERS AND OVERSIZED VEHICLES SUCH AS TOUR BUSES.
WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT, WE DON'T THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT PLACE TO PARK TOUR BUSES.
TOUR BUSES DON'T NEED THE RAMP.
THERE'S ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF BOAT TRAILER SLOTS IN THERE, AND IF THERE'S NO PLACE TO PARK YOUR TRAILER, THAT RAMP IS CLOSED TO YOU.
I AM IN FAVOR OF MAYBE THERE'S SOME DESIGNATE THREE OR FOUR SLOTS DOWN THERE FOR FOUR BUSES, BUT IN MY OPINION, THOSE PEOPLE NEED TO GO PARK DOWN 5 MINUTES AWAY AT THE WALMART PARKING LOT OR AT THE CENTRAL PARK OR SOMETHING, BUT THERE'S NO PLACE FOR BOAT TRAILERS TO GO, EXCEPT RIGHT THERE WHEN YOU DROP YOUR BOAT OFF.
IF THERE'S A BUS THERE, THEY COULD EASILY BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
>> CAN A BUS EVEN MAKE THAT TURN?
>> YEAH, OCCASIONALLY, YOU WILL SEE BUSES THERE.
WE HAVE GIVEN BUSES A ROUTE TO FOLLOW SO THAT WE DISCOURAGE THEM FROM ALSO COMING DOWN CENTER STREET BECAUSE OF THE TREES, AND SO THEY ARE ASKED TO COME ALL THE WAY ON NORTH EIGHTH STREET TO ALACHUA.
COME IN ON ALACHUA NOW, COME DOWN FRONT STREET, DROP OFF EITHER AT THE LOADING ZONE ON FRONT STREET, OR MAKE THE TURN ONTO ASH AND DROP OFF AT THE LOADING ZONE NEAR CITY HALL.
RIGHT OVER HERE, AND THEN CONTINUE ON TO CENTRAL PARK AND PARK THERE AND THEN REPEAT TO PICK UP.
THE WELCOME CENTER IS AWARE OF IT.
THEY ARE PRIMARILY THE ONES THAT DEAL WITH THE TOUR COMPANIES.
WE'VE TRIED TO WORK WITH THEM THAT WAY TO DISCOURAGE PARKING DOWN THERE.
>> CAN WE MAKE IT MORE THAN A ASK? IS THAT PART OF THE ACTUAL? THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S REALLY PART OF THE STATUTE, ISN'T IT?
>> NO. BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOWED AS AN OPTION TO PARK DOWN HERE.
THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE, YOU KNOW, DOWNTOWN FOR THEM TO PARK OTHER THAN THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WITH THE 17 SPACES ONCE THEY'RE ALL BACK OPEN, WHETHER THAT BECOMES A PROBLEM OR NOT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN THAT IMPACTS THE BOAT TRAILERS.
>> I'M ASKING, IS THAT PART OF THE CODE THERE, THE BUSES IF NOT PART OF CODE, RIGHT?
>> IT REFERS TO OVERSIZED VEHICLES.
>> SO IS THIS AN ACTUAL PROBLEM OR A PERCEIVED PROBLEM? ARE BOAT OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS? IS THIS A BIG THING THAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY HEARD THAT BEING A PROBLEM?
>> THERE'S BEEN BOATERS THAT WENT TO GO PARK, AND THERE HAS BEEN VEHICLES AND BUSES THERE.
WE DON'T HAVE THOSE OTHER SIX SPOTS TO THE SOUTH RIGHT NOW.
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A LOT OF TIMES THE BUSES THAT DO TOURS AROUND HERE, THEY HAVE BEEN PARKING IN THE TRAILER PARKING, AS WELL AS VEHICLES.AGAIN, IF WHAT WE ARE UP HERE IS DOING, IF IT'S NOT ENFORCED, AND WE'RE JUST REALLY WASTING OUR TIME.
>> SOUNDS LIKE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS GETTING THESE CARS OUT OF THERE.
>> THOSE ARE THE COMPLAINTS THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S HEARING ANYWAY.
>> COULDN'T INCREASE THE HOURS ON THE PMM?
>> THE HOURS RIGHT NOW ARE FROM 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM.
> I MEAN, WHEN'S THE PARKING PROBLEM ALL DAY LONG?
>> IN THE EVENING TOO, I GUESS IS IT GET CLOSER TO THAT, PEOPLE COMING DOWNTOWN TO HAVE DINNER OR WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING.
I THINK THAT'S JUST GOING TO GET WORSE AS TIME GOES ON.
IF WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS, WE SHOULD ADDRESS [OVERLAPPING], GET IT RIGHT ONE TIME.
IF I DO KNOW PEOPLE IN OUR OWN CITY GOVERNMENT THAT HAVE TRIED TO GO DOWN THERE WITH THEIR BOAT AND HAD NO PLACE TO PARK AND JUST WENT RIGHT BACK ON HOME WITH THEIR BOAT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO PARK THEIR TRAILER.
>> BUT THAT WAS, I BELIEVE, DUE TO PEOPLE PARKED ILLEGALLY?
>> I THINK IF THAT'S OUR FIRST STEP, MAYBE, IS IT ADDRESSING THE ENFORCEMENT.
THEN WE CAN DETERMINE IF IT'S A CONTINUED PROBLEM.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN THAT THAT WE HAVE APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE TO DESIGN TO SHOW THAT AS A TOW AWAY ZONE AND HAVE IT ENFORCED BY OUR CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> IS THAT RUN BY THE PARKS RECREATION DOWN THERE?
>> NO. THEN THE SECOND SIGN IS THE 20 MINUTE SIGN AND THE AXLE SIGN, THE THREE SIGNS.
IF WE MOVE BETTER WELL, THE TOW WAY, THE DOUBLE AXLE IN A BETTER LOCATION OR DUPLICATE APPLICATION.
>> WHEN NEED MORE SIGNAGE AND MORE OUT TO WHERE WHEN THEY PULL IN, YOU CAN SEE IT, NOT WHEN YOU GO DOWN TO THE RAMP.
[OVERLAPPING] ACTUALLY WHEN YOU HAVE THEM RIGHT THERE, MAXIMUM TWO AXLES.
>> [OVERLAPPING] SO IS THIS ALL PART OF THE SAME MOTION? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE RECORD.
>> I CAN AMEND THE MOTION TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE TO RESTRICT OVERSIZED TRAILERS WITH MORE THAN TWO AXLES FROM USING THE RAMP IN APPROPRIATE PLACES.
I DON'T KNOW SINCE ALAN'S BEEN ON TOP OF THAT, MAYBE HE NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED IN WORKING WITH THE CITY TO DIRECT THEM TO WHERE THOSE SIGNS SHOULD BE.
>> THE SIGNS SHOULD BE MORE OUT FRONT, JUST LIKE WHEN YOU PULL IN, RIGHT BY THE STORAGE BUILDING AT THE MARINA OFFICE THERE AND THEN ONE RIGHT BY ATLANTIC SEAFOOD, SO THEY'RE PLANE IF THEY'RE COMING DOWN ASH, THEY CAN SEE IT, IF THEY'RE COMING DOWN FRONT STREET, THEY CAN SEE IT.
ALSO, WITH THE BOAT RAMP, HAVE ONE POINTED UP TOWARDS THE RAMP AND ONE OUT TO THE SIDE.
>> THAT'S JUST WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR.
>> RIGHT THERE TO THE RIGHT BY THE PALM TREE AND THEN ONE IN FRONT OF ATLANTIC SEAFOOD.
>> DO YOU WANT TO STATE YOUR NAME?
>> SURE, CATHY CHAPMAN, MARINA MANAGER.
YOU WOULD WANT IT ON ATLANTIC SEAFOOD OR IT'S OWN POST BECAUSE ATLANTIC SEAFOOD?
WE'RE JUST A LITTLE POST RIGHT ON THE GROUND.
>> IT'S ON THE BUILDING. WOW, ISN'T IT?
>> IT'S ON THE DOCK. [OVERLAPPING]
>> FACING OUTWARD SO YOU CAN SEE IT.
>> FACING EAST ON THE BUILDING?
>> LET'S LEAVE THAT ONE THERE AND ADD ANOTHER ONE. PLEASE.
>> WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM ME IN THE FORM OF EMOTION? [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S GOOD.
>> I'LL PROBABLY PUT ONE STRAIGHT HERE IF WE WANT SOMETHING ILLUMINATED.
>> WE HAVE THOSE TWO SIGNS, THE TOLLWAY ZONE SIGNS FOR THE TRAILER SLOT.
MAYBE THAT'LL SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.
MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE TO ADDRESS THE WHOLE BUS SITUATION.
WE CAN MAKE THAT A ASK FOR NOW UNTIL IT GETS OUT OF HAND AGAIN.
BUT AT LEAST PUT THE SIGNAGE UP THERE FOR VEHICLES WITH SAY, DON'T PARK HERE. I WILL TELL YOU?
>> ALL RIGHT. THEN THE LAST SIDE.
>> I GOT SOMETHING I WOULD SUGGEST, TOO, MAYBE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IS IF THE TOLLWAY SIGN AND SOME OF THE IMPORTANT SIGNS, IF THEY COULD DO SOME SORT OF BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO RUN THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ILLUMINATE,
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BUT IF THEY COULD MAYBE DO SOME SOLAR POWER POWER, THAT WAY AT NIGHT, YOU CAN'T MISS IT AT ALL WITH THE TOLLWAY FEATURE.>> I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S ALLOWED.
>> IT'S NOT WOULDN'T BE A TOLLWAY ZONE AFTER 7:00 O'CLOCK FROM 7:00 -5:00 AT NIGHT TIME.
>> I BELIEVE THEY ARE REFLECTIVE.
IF SOMEBODY PULLS IN, THE HEADLIGHTS HIT THE SIGNAGE.
BUT I DON'T THINK THEY CAN BE ILLUMINATED.
>> I'M THINKING THE ONLY ONE THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE VISIBLE IS A SIGN RIGHT THERE ON THE LEFT SIDE IF YOU DID BOTH OF THOSE SIGNS ON ONE POST?
>> YES, YOU COULD DO THAT. ONE HEADING EAST AND ONE HEADING NORTH.
>> INSTEAD OF LEFT AND RIGHT, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S GOING TO SEE THE ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE ON THE NORTH SIDE, THAT HYDRANT. SOUNDS GOOD.
>> WE CAN DO THAT. THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
[8. MARINA MANAGER REPORT]
[LAUGHTER] PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.>> CATHY CHAPMAN, MARINA MANAGER. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. PUT TOGETHER A QUICK LITTLE POWERPOINT WITH SOME PHOTOS.
GO ALONG WITH OUR UPDATE OF THE MARINA FOR JULY 28.
I WAS IN A LITTLE BIT OF A HURRY, SO YOU GUYS WILL SEE MY SPELLING ERROR IN THERE.
POWERPOINT DIDN'T CATCH THAT FOR ME.
THERE'S A SPELLING ERROR ON THE FIRST PAGE.
RESPONSE. ANYWAY, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON A LOT OF PROJECTS, AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, SUMMERS ARE ACTUALLY SLOW FOR US.
WE'RE BUSY IN THE SPRING IN THE FALL.
IN THE SUMMER, WE MAINTAIN OUR STAFF FULL TIME THAT WE MAINTAIN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND WE FOCUS ON MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.
I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE PUMP OUT BOAT GRANT WAS APPROVED.
WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE FINAL SUBMITTAL FOR SIGNATURES.
WE WORKED THROUGH WITH THE DEP TO HAVE ADDED TO THAT GRANT $10,000 IN MAINTENANCE GRANT FUNDING.
THAT'S FOR BIGGER ITEMS THAT THE BOAT MIGHT NEED. YOU'LL GET A QUOTE.
YOU NEED TO SUBMIT IT BEFOREHAND.
BUT THAT'S GREAT MONEY FOR THE CITY.
I'LL SAVE US A LOT OF MONEY ON MAINTENANCE OF THE PUMP OUT BOAT.
WE ALSO RECEIVE $2,000 IN MISCELLANEOUS FUNDING.
THAT'S REALLY NICE BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED PREVIOUS APPROVAL.
THAT'S FOR THINGS THAT SMALLER THINGS THAT WE MIGHT NEED FOR THE BOAT.
THAT WAS JUST A GREAT ADDITION TO THE PUMP OUT GRANT.
WE ALSO ADDED FUNDING FOR THE KECO DOCKSIDE PUMP CART.
THAT'S THE MOTORIZED PUMP CART.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER ME TALKING ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S A POOP CART.
IT'S MOTORIZED, AND WE'RE ADDING THAT TO OUR FLEET OF PUMP OUT SERVICE IN THE EVENT THAT THE PUMP OUT BOAT IS OUT FOR SERVICE, AND YOU HAVE A BOAT THAT CAN'T GO AROUND TO THE MAIN STATION, FOR SOME REASON.
WE'LL HAVE THAT PUMP CART THAT'S MOBILE, AND IT CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THE MARINA AND PUMP YOU OUT.
IT'LL BE MORE FOR EMERGENCIES.
>> STILL ON THE FIRST PAGE, WE'VE GOT THE EXISTING PUMP OUT BOAT DID GET A FULL MAKEOVER, SO SHE LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
WE ARE WORKING ON THE MORAN ENVIRONMENTAL SPILL RESPONSE POLICY.
THAT'S OUR POLICY THAT WE MAINTAIN ANNUALLY SO IF THERE IS A SPILL, WHICH OCCURRED IN MAY, WE CALL MORAN, AND THEY MOBILIZE VERY QUICKLY, AND THEY COME AND TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING SO THAT'S IN THE WORKS.
THE BOARD AND ROCK REPLACEMENT NORTH OF BRETT'S STARTED TODAY.
WE'RE REPLACING ALL THE BOARDS FROM KEVIN MCCARTHY'S KIOSK, AMELIA RIVER CRUISE. OVER TO BRETT'S.
WE REVIEWED THAT WITH PASCO BEFOREHAND TO MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T THROWING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD, AND THAT SECTION WON'T BE AFFECTED BY THE DEMOLITION IT JUST MAKES FOR A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL THOSE FOLKS THAT GET ON AMELIA RIVER CRUISE EVERY DAY.
THEN THE ELECTRICIANS, OUR CONTRACTORS WERE HERE TODAY, AND LAST WEEK, THEY STARTED PULLING THE CABLE FOR NEW PEDESTALS OUT THERE ON D DOCK, AND IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
HERE YOU CAN SEE MCGONIGAL ELECTRIC.
THIS IS THE COMPANY THAT INSTALLED THE ELECTRICITY AND ALL THE SYSTEMS DOWN ON THE DOCK BACK IN 2019 WHENEVER SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS OR WE NEED NEW PEDESTALS, THEY'RE THE PEOPLE WE CALL FOR CONTINUITY.
HERE THEY ARE LAYING THE CABLE IN THE TROUGH, LANDING IT TO THE SUBSTATIONS WHEN THE PEDESTALS ARRIVE IN ABOUT MID SEPTEMBER, GOD WILLING, THEY'LL COME BACK AND INSTALL THOSE NEW PEDESTALS.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS IT WAS A BUDGETED PROJECT, IT'S COME IN ABOUT $100 UNDER BUDGET,
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AND IT'LL PROVIDE MORE PEDESTALS ON THE ATTENUATOR.WE HAVE SEVERAL SECTIONS OUT THERE OF ALMOST 200 FEET OF DOCK THAT DON'T HAVE A PEDESTAL SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE ADDING PEDESTALS TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE ATTENUATOR.
THAT'S GOING TO REALLY IMPROVE THE GUEST EXPERIENCE AND MAKE IT A LOT EASIER TO GET POWER TO THE BOATS THAT'S A GOOD PROJECT, AND WE'LL FINISH THAT BEFORE THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE'S THE PUMP OUT BOAT.
STAFF SAVED MONEY WE TOOK IT TO THE MAINTENANCE YARD.
NATE PARSONS, THE ASSISTANT GM, OVERSAW PRESSURE WASHING IT AND PAINTING THE BOTTOM, SO WE DIDN'T SEND IT OUT FOR BOTTOM PAINT.
WE WASHED AND WE WAXED THE HULL, BUFFED IT OUT, AND GOT NEW DECALS AND STICKERS.
THE OUT BOAT WAS SERVICED REALLY, SHE'S IN GREAT SHAPE.
>> YEAH, SHE LOOKS GOOD. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THEN LASTLY, DON'T FORGET OUR DOG DAYS OF SUMMER ON INSTAGRAM, IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN WITH YOUR PUPPY AT THE MARINA, ALLEN AND ANYBODY THAT'S GOT A DOG, THEY WANT TO HAVE FEATURED ON OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE.
THIS IS ROY. HE'S EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE DOG DOWN THERE RIGHT NOW.
HE COMES JUST ABOUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES A WEEK.
LASTLY, I'LL TOUCH ON SOME OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT, THE FINANCIALS ARE GOING TO COME OUT ON AUGUST 6 FROM OASIS.
USUALLY TAKES A DAY OR TWO FOR ME TO PREPARE THE MANAGER'S REPORT AND SEND IT OUT, SO YOU CAN LOOK FOR THAT MONTHLY.
THIS MONTH, IT'LL BE AROUND THE SEVENTH OR THE EIGHTH FOR YOU.
WE ARE FOR THAT SPECIAL YOUTH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER.
I ARRANGED TO HAVE EXTRA BARRICADES BROUGHT DOWN FROM THE CITY STAFF WE'RE GOING TO BARRICADE OFF THE MARINA LIKE WE DO IN SHIP FESTIVAL.
IT'S A YOUNG GROUP, AND I KNOW THEY LIKE TO GO DOWN AND GET ON THE ATTENUATOR AND WATCH THE SUNSET SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT BLOCKED OFF WITH BARRICADES.
MARINA STAFF WILL HAVE STAFF ON SITE FOR THE EVENT, BUT THE ORGANIZERS ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE GUARDS OR VOLUNTEERS, THEY ARE PEOPLE STATIONED AT THE BARRICADES TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM GOING TO GET ON E DOCK OR THE ATTENUATOR DOCK.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE, IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS. HAPPY TO TAKE.
>> WHAT'S MORAN'S RESPONSE TIME, USUALLY?
>> THEY COME FROM JACKSONVILLE, AND IT WAS A COUPLE OF HOURS BY THE TIME FROM WHEN I FIRST CALLED.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY GOOD RESPONSE TIME, BECAUSE WHEN THEY SHOWED UP, THEY BROUGHT EVERYTHING.
IT WAS VERY REASSURING, AND IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALWAYS MAINTAINED AND NEVER NEEDED IT WAS REALLY AWESOME TO SEE IT KICK IN AND WORK THE WAY IT SHOULD.
>> DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY EQUIPMENT TO CONTAIN BEFORE THEY GET THERE?
>> YES, WE DO. WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE BOOM THAT CAN ENCIRCLE OUR LARGEST BOAT SO WE HAVE THREE OR 400 FEET OF BOOM THAT WE KEEP ON SITE THEN WE HAVE ABSORBENT RAGS SO THAT'S THE REQUIREMENT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE.
>> CAN YOU TELL US WHAT HAPPENED DURING THAT LAST SPILL AND IF WE'VE GOT SOMETHING IN PLACE NOW TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN?
>> SURE, THE LAST SPILL OCCURRED BECAUSE GATE GAS IT WAS AN ERROR ON THE DELIVERY FOLKS, TANKER DISPATCH, UNFORTUNATELY, AND THEY WERE JUST PUMPING MORE FUEL THAN WE ORDERED INTO THE UNLEADED TANK, AND OF COURSE, IT JUST OVERFLOWED INTO THE PARKING LOT.
THE SOP HAS CHANGED ON THAT ON THE GATE GAS SIDE.
THEY PHYSICALLY DIP THE TANKS EVERY TIME NOW, AND RATHER THAN GO BY WHAT WE SAY, WHEN WE SUBMIT AN ORDER FOR FUEL, WE INCLUDE OUR VITA ROOT REPORT, WHICH HAS A DROP TUBE, AND IT MEASURES THE LEVEL AS A FURTHER ASSURANCE TO GATE THAT WE'RE ORDERING 2,500 GALLONS OF GAS HERE'S THE VITA ROOT REPORT THAT SAYS, WE HAVE 1,000 IN THE TANK.
THERE ARE SEVERAL SAFETY AND SECURITY THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS NOW THAT WE'RE NOT TRYING TO MOVE THE FUEL TANKS NOW, UNTIL WE GET INVOLVED IN THIS OTHER PROJECT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DO THE DEMO OF RICH.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN ANY TIME.
>> BACK TO GETTING THE MONTHLY PNLS.
ARE YOU GOING TO SEND THEM TO LISA TO SEND TO US?
>> IF YOU WANT ALL OF 23 AND 24, PROBABLY I MAY GET WITH FINANCE.
BECAUSE THOSE WILL NEED TO BE ZIPPED UP AND EVERYTHING.
WHAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IS THEY DO A YEAR END REPORT, AND THAT MIGHT BE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
>> RATHER THAN EACH INDIVIDUAL MONTH, IT MIGHT PAINT A BETTER PICTURE, WE CAN DO THAT.
>> THEN MOVING FORWARD TO GET THE MONTHLIES.
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WHAT'S THE BEST WAY OF DOING THAT?>> THEY WILL COME TO YOU EVERY MONTH.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO LISA, AND LISA IS GOING TO SEND THEM TO US?
>> WELL, WHEN IT WAS THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD, I WOULD SEND THEM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO SEND THEM TO LISA IF THAT'S THE PROTOCOL.
>> WE JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN YET, SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE'S A BETTER METHOD.
>> I'LL FOLLOW UP ON WHAT I SENT LAST MONTH AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT WENT OUT AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO.
>> WE'LL FOLLOW UP NOW THAT WE KNOW TO LOOK FOR THEM.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> THANK Y'ALL DOING A JAM UP JOB.
YOU GOT ANY REPERCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW WE WANTED THE OASIS OUT HERE.
>> NO REPERCUSSIONS. EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
OASIS THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, AND THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEIR SERVICE FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND ACTUALLY LONGER, OF COURSE, I'M SURE THEY MAY ADDRESS THAT WITH SOME FOLKS, BUT EVERYTHING'S GOOD DOWN THERE.
>> WELL, THANKS. GLAD TO BE HERE.
[9.1 CRA Property Matrix]
PROPERTY MATRIX.EVERYBODY LOOK AT THAT. QUIZ AFTER THIS.
>> GO TO THE ONE THAT I HAD OPENED.
>> FIRST, DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST A BRIEF UPDATE.
THAT'S THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY AT THE END OF ALACHUA STREET.
WE'RE LOOKING TO GET THOSE ORANGE BARRICADES OUT OF THERE WE'VE GOT SOME BOLLARDS THAT'LL BE COMING IN.
WE'LL BE CLEANING UP SOME OF THAT DEBRIS THAT'S DOWN THERE, WORKING ON MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT SITE AND CLEANING IT UP TO CAP OFF THE ALACHUA STREET OPENING.
THE MCJUNKIN STATION, THOSE LAST THREE NORTHERNMOST TOWN HOMES HAVE GOT THEIR CO, SO THAT PROJECT IS PRETTY MUCH WRAPPED UP.
THE CROSSINGS AT AMELIA, WHICH IS THE END OF BROOME STREET CONTAINER HOTEL PROJECT.
THAT'S MOVING ITS WAY BACK THROUGH THE TRC, AND POTENTIALLY MIGHT HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE HTC. I'M NOT SURE.
HE GOT HIS PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL UNITS THERE'LL BE ANOTHER COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THERE, BROOME STREET AND AT THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
AS YOU MAY HAVE SEEN WAS BROUGHT UP TO LIME ROCK NORTH OF SALTY PELICAN TO ALACHUA STREET HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN ANTICIPATION OF THE SIDEWALK EASEMENT THAT GOES BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION ON NEXT TUESDAY'S MEETING.
BEFORE THE SIDEWALK GOES IN, YOU'LL BE SEEING THE INSTALLATION OF THE FENCE THAT RUNS FROM ASH STREET TO CENTER AND CENTER.
WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND THAT ALL THE WAY TO ALACHUA AND THEN TAKE IT FROM ALACHUA ALL THE WAY TO BROOME STREET TO FINISH UP THAT BARRIER FOR THE RAILROAD.
THAT WAS PART OF OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE OPENING OF ALACHUA STREET, BUT IT ALSO DRESSES THAT UP AND GETS THAT CHAIN LINK FENCE DOWN THERE.
>> CAN I SAY MR. GOODSELL SENT AN EMAIL, HOW HAPPY HE WAS AND HOW HE THOUGHT IT LOOKED REALLY GOOD. THAT WAS A HUGE.
>> THAT'S GREAT. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
I ACTUALLY NEED TO CALL HIM THIS WEEK JUST TO GIVE HIM AN UPDATE.
WE WERE GOING TO START THE FENCE INSULATION NEXT MONDAY, BUT THE RAILROAD FLAGGERS WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT SO WE'RE STARTING THE FENCING ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THE 11TH.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE HIM AN UPDATE ON THAT AND UPDATE HIM ON THE NORTH SECOND STREET STREETSCAPE PROJECT.
THAT I HOPE YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT.
THE INTENT IS THE FIRST PART OF THAT WORK IS FPU WILL COME IN AND DO THEIR BORINGS FOR THE UNDERGROUND OF ELECTRICAL THEN OUR STORMWATER CREWS WILL COME IN AND DO THEIR WORK.
PART OF THAT IS GOING TO DRAIN TOWARDS ALACHUA, PART OF IT WILL DRAIN TOWARDS BROOME THEN WE HAVE OUR CONCRETE GUYS LINED UP.
ASPHALT WILL PROBABLY OCCUR AFTER THE NEW FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY NICE.
IT'S GOING TO BE LANDSCAPED SIMILAR TO ALACHUA STREET OPENING WITH SOME OF THOSE SAME PLANT PALETTE THAT IS GOING TO BE USED ON THE CENTER STREET REDESIGN.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD SOME SHADE TREES TO THAT PORTION OF THE BLOCK AND MIX UP, NOT JUST DO ALL CABBAGE PALMS IN THE SIDEWALK PLANTERS.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOME DIVERSITY IN THE TREE MATERIAL.
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IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY A GOOD PROJECT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.>> IF A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER WANTED TO ASSIST WITH DIFFERENT PALMS, IS THAT POSSIBLE? SINCE MR. GOODSELL DID FOR ALACHUA STREET.
>> YEAH, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> I THINK THE ONLY OTHER STAFF UPDATE IS THERE IS A SMALL GROUP WITHIN THE STAFF THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON A PROJECT.
IT'S CALLED STORY MAP IS THE PLATFORM.
WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING IT OUT WITH THE CRA FIRST SO THIS WOULD BE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND IT WOULD BE THE CRA SITE THAT PEOPLE WOULD GO TO TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CRA.
IT'S MORE INTERACTIVE AND MUCH MORE VISUAL.
WE'LL HAVE A MAP OF THE CRA AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HOVER OVER EACH PROPERTY, AND YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE UPDATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENED THERE SO IT'S REALLY A NEAT FEATURE.
MIA SADLER IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PLATFORM AND HAS WORKED ON IT BEFORE SO SHE'S LEADING THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE OF IT, BUT ALL OF US ARE CONTRIBUTING.
WE SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING, WE THINK NEXT MONTH TO SHARE WITH YOU, A PREVIEW OF IT.
I THINK IT'LL BE A NEAT ADDITION AND MUCH MORE USER FRIENDLY THAN WHAT'S THERE NOW.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE RAILROAD CROSSING AND ALL.
WE HAD ALL THESE NEW RAILROAD CROSSINGS FOR THE PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, AND ALL.
DOES THIS MEAN THEY'LL QUIT BLOWING THEIR HORN? BECAUSE WHEN THEY COME WITH THE TRAIN FIRST, THEY DON'T BLOW THEIR HORN THEN THEY COME BACK, THEY WON'T BLOW IT.
BUT THEN CERTAIN TIMES OR IT DEPENDS ON WHO'S DRIVING, THEY'RE JUST OUTRAGEOUS WITH THAT HORN.
I DIDN'T KNOW BECAUSE THEY PUT IN ALL THESE NEW SAFETY GATES IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD DO AWAY WITH THAT BECAUSE AT 3:00 AM I CAN HEAR THAT HORN ON 15TH STREET.
>> I'M EVEN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, AND I CAN HEAR IT AS WELL SO I FEEL YOUR PAIN.
>> THE CITY, PROBABLY 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO, LOOKED INTO ESTABLISHING QUIET ZONES, THEY'RE CALLED WE HAVE AND IT OBVIOUSLY [OVERLAPPING].
PART OF THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS THAT WERE INSTALLED AT ASH CENTER AND ALACHUA GET US CLOSER TO THAT, BUT THERE WOULD STILL BE MORE UPGRADES REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY GET TO THE QUIET ZONE DESIGNATION.
WE HAVE AS RECENTLY WITH OUR RAILROAD CONSULTANT WHO HELPED US WITH THE ALACHUA STREET, TALKED TO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT IT'S QUITE A BIT MORE THAT YOU'D HAVE TO DO TO GET THERE.
IT'S SOMETHING THE CITY COULD EXPLORE IN THE FUTURE, BUT IT'S NOT CURRENTLY.
>> THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYONE.
>> I'LL PULL BY YOUR HOUSE [LAUGHTER].
>> NO, YOU'RE NOT ON THE BOATING.
>> WELL, IF THERE ARE OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THAT, WE'VE GOT THE NEXT MEETING DATE, MONDAY,
[10. NEXT MEETING DATE]
AUGUST 25, AT 6:00 PM.EVERYBODY PUT IT ON YOUR GOOGLE CALENDAR.
>> JUST A LITTLE BIT. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE $4 MILLION GRANT?
>> WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH GETTING THE PERMIT AND FINISHING UP THE DESIGN FOR THE DEMOLITION AND REWORKING OF THE DEVELOPMENT THERE.
THE INTENT IS THE $2 MILLION THAT WERE APPROPRIATED LAST YEAR WOULD BE USED WHEN BRETT IS DEMOED.
WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT MONEY TO REBUILD THE SEA WALL AT THAT LOCATION AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE ENGINEERS TO GET ESTIMATES TO SEE, NOW WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL $4 MILLION.
HOW FAR DOES THAT $6 MILLION GET US? DO WE GO FROM BRETT NORTH? DO WE GO FROM BRETT SOUTH? WHAT DO THE NUMBERS GET US AS FAR AS LINEAR FOOTAGE OF [INAUDIBLE]? BUT THE INTENT RIGHT NOW, MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THAT AND DOING THAT, WANT TO MOBILIZE THOSE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE DOING SOME OF THAT WORK TO DO IT ALL AT ONCE.
>> WHAT'S THE PROJECT MANAGER'S JOB.
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>> THE CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER, THAT'S HIS JOB.
>> SUPER QUICK QUESTION, BUT HOW DID [INAUDIBLE] GET AWARDED TO DO THIS PROJECT? DID WE AS THE CRA BOARD CHOOSE THEM, OR HOW DID THEY GET AWARDED?
>> THEY'RE ON OUR CCNA LIST ARE APPROVED PROFESSIONAL VENDORS THEY WERE SELECTED BY CITY MANAGER AT THE TIME.
JUST FROM THEIR FAMILIARITY WITH THE T WALL ALONG WITH THE PREVIOUS WORK IN THE MARINA.
>> I JUST HAD THEM BID SOMETHING [INAUDIBLE] IT WAS LIKE 10 TIMES WHAT THE OTHER BIDS CAME IN AT, SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURN AT 7:11. NOBODY MOVE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.