[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> WELCOME TO OUR MEETING TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT TO ORDER.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH CLAY LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> I WILL LEAVE US IN A ROLL CALL?
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
>> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SECTION, APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
TAKE A SECOND AND LOOK AT THE LAST.
>> I WAS AT THE WORKSHOP, SO IT'S JUST.
>> DOES EVERYONE HAVE A MOTION?
>> NO ONE'S MOTION. TO APPROVE THE MINUTES?
>> ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR AUDIENCE BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ONE TODAY.PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE WANTING TO SPEAK?
>> I'LL JUMP IN. THANK YOU ALL.
JEREMY GLISSON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE WHO'S A NEW MEMBER OF OUR TEAM.
HE WAS RELOCATED HERE TO FERNANDA BEACH AND STARTED WITH ABOUT 15 WEEKS AGO.
HE'S OUR CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER.
HE'LL BRIEFLY CHAT WITH YOU ALL.
IS IT NOW ON THE AGENDA, MARY? SHOULD HE GO OR SHALL WE WAIT FOR THE STAFF REPORT?
>> WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO? IT'S YOUR CHOICE?
WE JUST BUT I WANT TO PUNT TO GLENN HERE AND YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT BROUGHT HIM HERE, A BACKGROUND.
HE'S GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN SENIOR LEADERSHIP, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND PUBLIC WORKS.
HE'S ALREADY GOT A LOT OF PROJECTS UNDERWAY THAT HE'S WORKING ON.
SOME OF THE ONES THAT YOU'VE HEARD US TALK ABOUT THE BRETT'S DEMOLITION AND REDEVELOPMENT AND NORTH SECOND STREET, BACHURSHMENT, A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO HIM.
I AM THE PROJECT MANAGER, BUT I'M ALSO HELPING OUT WITH PLANNING RIGHT NOW WITH THE TRANSITIONS THAT WE'VE HAD THERE.
MY BACKGROUND, I ACTUALLY GREW UP IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AND SPENT SOME TIME THERE.
I WORKED FOR MY HOMETOWN FOR A WHILE, AND THEN I MOVED TO WASHINGTON STATE, WHICH IS WHERE MOST OF MY CAREER WAS.
I DID PUBLIC WORKS, ACTUALLY STARTED AS A MAINTENANCE WORKER, NOT UNLIKE JEREMIAH, AND WORKED MY WAY UP THROUGH THE RANKS AND BECAME A CITY MANAGER EVENTUALLY.
THE REASON WE MOVED TO FERNANDA BEACH IS THAT MY WIFE RETIRED.
I'M NOT, OBVIOUSLY, BUT SHE RETIRED.
I HAD SPENT ALL OF MY TIME IN THE NORTHEAST IN THE NORTHWEST, AND I WANTED SOME SUN BECAUSE THERE'S NO SUN AT EITHER ONE OF THOSE PLACES.
AS JEREMIAH MENTIONED, I AM WORKING ON A LOT OF PROJECTS, SO I'LL HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THEM TODAY.
HE MENTIONED THE SECOND AVENUE, WHICH IS RIGHT UP THERE.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT ANYMORE.
WE HAVE TORN IT TO PIECES RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE PUTTING ALL THE DRAINAGE IN UNDERNEATH, AND THEN WE'LL EVENTUALLY BUILD IT BACK UP, PAVE IT, PUT NEW SIDEWALKS, NEW TREES, LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION, AND A LOT OF PARKING, AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP, AND IT WILL BE ONE WAY.
ONCE WE'RE FINISHED. THAT PROJECT SHOULD BE DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
IT WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS PROBABLY BY THE END OF OCTOBER.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BRETT'S, BUT BRETT'S IS A BIGGER PICTURE THING.
WE HAVE THE SEA WALL THAT GOES UNDERNEATH IT.
THEN YOU'VE, OF COURSE, HEARD AND EVEN THIS WEEKEND, WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WALKWAYS DOWN THERE AT THE MARINA AND THEN BRETT'S.
WE'RE WORKING ON TEARING BRETT'S DOWN.
WE WILL BE WORKING ON GETTING OUR PERMITS FROM THE ARMY CORPS, WHICH IS A FEDERAL AGENCY.
WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE BY APRIL.
THEN IN MAY OR JUNE, WE'LL TAKE IT DOWN.
PART OF TAKING IT DOWN IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN FOR YET THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COMMISSION ON IS MOVING FORWARD WITH WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER IT'S GONE, BECAUSE, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT'S GOING TO LEAVE A BIG EMPTY HOLE RIGHT THERE.
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THE NEXT ONE I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING REC CENTER, THE BALL FIELDS.THAT'LL ACTUALLY BE THE FIRST THING THAT ANYBODY SEES ACTION ON.
WE'RE HOPING TO GO TO BID IN JANUARY AND START BUILDING IT.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN THERE IS WE'LL TAKE THE 1.5 FIELDS THAT ARE THERE, AND WE'LL MOVE THEM AROUND AND TURN THEM INTO THREE FIELDS.
THEN WE'LL ADD A COUPLE OF HORSESHOE PITS.
WE'LL REBUILD ALL OF THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE THERE THAT YOU SEE, THE CONCESSION STAND, AND ALL THE RESTROOMS WILL BE TORN DOWN AND RECONFIGURED, AND BUILT BRAND NEW.
WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW AND TRYING TO PUT A TRAIL ALL THE WAY AROUND THE OUTSIDE SO THAT PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WALK AND DON'T WANT TO WALK IN TRAFFIC CAN WALK AROUND THE WHOLE PARK SITE.
WE FIGURED IT'LL BE ABOUT A QUARTER MILE. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE NEXT ONE IS E BRE ALVAREZ, THE BALL FIELDS THERE.
WE PUT A PAUSE ON IT BECAUSE IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO MOVE THE SOCCER FIELDS, AND SO WE'RE EVALUATING WHAT THE COSTS ARE, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO HELP US DO THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTUALLY BUILDING A BUNCH OF THEM OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE.
SOCCER IS THE HOTTEST SPORT GOING, EXCEPT FOR PICKLEBALL.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO DELIVER A BUNCH OF FIELDS.
THOSE WILL STAY THE WAY THEY ARE UNTIL 27, THOUGH.
WHEN WE CLOSE DOWN THE BALL FIELDS AT MLK, THE LITTLE LEAGUE WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY OUT THERE. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PLAY.
A COUPLE OF OTHER HIGHLIGHTS THAT ARE COMING FOR NEXT YEAR ARE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO A PARKS AND RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLAN, SO BASICALLY, PLAN ALL OF OUR PARKS PROCESSES.
THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING A PLAN JUST LIKE THAT FOR WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE HARBOR, WE'RE CALLING IT THE HARBOR MASTER PLAN.
ALL THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER, ALL THE WAY FROM THE PARK THAT WE'RE BUILDING, WHICH I'LL END WITH, AND THEN ALL THE WAY TO THE PORT.
WE'LL PUT A MASTER PLAN TOGETHER FROM THAT.
DEFINITELY, AS WE GET INTO THAT PROCESS, WE WILL TALK TO YOU AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE OF YOU REPRESENT DURING THAT PROCESS ON EITHER ONE OF THOSE PLANS.
I'M THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE WATERFRONT PARK.
IT'S BEEN MOVING PRETTY SLOWLY AT THIS POINT, BUT IT IS MOVING, AND IT WILL MEET ITS OPENING SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW IN FEBRUARY.
REALLY, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT BY NEXT MAY, IT'S OPEN AND BEING USED AND EVERYTHING'S BEEN TESTED OUT.
THE LAST PIECE THAT'S GOING UP IS THE PAVILION, AFTER THAT, THEN THE REST OF IT, IT'S ALL LANDSCAPING AND SIDEWALKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> I APPRECIATE YOU TELLING US THE RUNDOWN, ALWAYS ENJOY IT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS YOU EVER HAVE, YOU CAN FIND ME HERE.
>> YEAH. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE YOU'LL DEFINITELY HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST FROM US BEING ON EITHER ONE OF THE PLANS.
EXCELLENT. WE'RE PROBABLY SPLIT DELEGATED.
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>> DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK, MA'AM?
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR OLD BUSINESS.
I THINK WE DID A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THAT.
EVERYONE DID GREAT. MISS MARY, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
THANK YOU FOR PARKS AND RECREATION.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED OUT.
IT WAS RUN SUCCESSFULLY, GOOD TURNOUT, GREAT WEATHER.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT? LET'S KEEP IT GOING.
>> WE HAD OUR MEETING WITH THE PARKS AND POLICE TO TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING, AND WE AGREED.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MAJOR RED FLAGS.
LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT, THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT FOR NEXT YEAR, AS TINA CALLED IT, TIRES ON THE GROUND OR SOMETHING.
AS FAR AS VEHICLES COME AND GO. WE HAVE TO LIMIT THAT.
THEN THE TACO PEOPLE GOT THERE FIRST BEFORE WE WERE READY, AND THEY PARKED IN THE WRONG PLACE, WHICH CAUSED THAT EFFECT.
BUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE EASY.
BUT THE BIG QUESTION WOULD BE.
YOU SAY, WE WANT TO CONTINUE AND KEEP GOING.
THE REALITY IS THAT MOST OF YOUR SENIORS ARE GRADUATING.
WE HAVE THIS LATER ON FOR OUR AGENDA AS WELL, BUT TO TALK ABOUT SUCCESSION PLANNING,
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IF WE WERE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN, IF YOU ALL WANTED TO BE PART OF IT, THEN WE WOULD NEED TO DO IT EARLIER, SAY MAY.>> WELL, YOU ALL GRADUATE IN MAY?
>> OH, YEAH, THAT IS TRUE. BE AT COLLEGE [LAUGHTER]
>> PLAN YOU'RE COMING BACK ONE MONTH TOO WRONG.
>> THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.
DO YOU ALL THINK THAT WITH ALL OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES IN COLLEGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE, YOU WOULD WANT TO DO IT AGAIN BEFORE MAY, OR DOES IT MAKE MORE SENSE FOR US TO START TRANSITIONING TO HAVE NEW PEOPLE AND HAVE THEM TAKE OVER? WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION RIGHT NOW.
IT'S SOMETHING FOR YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT.
>> I FEEL LIKE [OVERLAPPING] IS NOT DOING IT ALL BY HERSELF.
>> BY MAY, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE LESS BUSY THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW FOR US.
MOST WOULD BE, WE'LL HAVE NOTHING TO DO.
HONESTLY, JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST HECTIC TIME FOR US, LIKE FIRST SEMESTER SENIOR YEAR.
>> I THINK MAY'S GOING TO BE LESS BUSY.
>> WELL, MAY IS LIKE A GOOD SEASON.
>> DOES THE MEAN [OVERLAPPING] SEASON DOESN'T MEAN GRADUATE PART SEASON?
>> THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE [OVERLAPPING] EVERYONE HAS, LIKE THE LITTLE GRADUATION GIFT THINGS.
NO, THAT'S REALISTIC. THERE'S LIKE FOUR THERE'S LIKE FOUR.
>> YEAH, IT'S CHECKS FOR LIKE TWO WEEKENDS THOUGH.
>> YEAH, NOT TOO LONG. BUT THERE'S THAT.
I MEAN, NO ONE'S SAYING YOU HAVE TO DO IT IN MAY; WE CAN DO IT IN APRIL.
>> YEAH. IT ALSO DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A GROUP DECISION.
YEAH. SOME OF YOU CAN DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO GET OFF EARLY.
I WAS TALKING TO THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THIS, AND SHE WAS SAYING, POTENTIALLY, I SHOULD GO BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND HAVE BETTER GUIDELINES FOR SAYING WHO'S ON THE COMMITTEE, SAYING THERE HAVE TO BE TWO FRESHMEN, TWO SOPHOMORES, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT.
WE THOUGHT THAT WE WERE FIGURING IT OUT BY HAVING THE ONE, TWO, AND THREE-YEAR TERMS, BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY WORK BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU EVEN KNOW HOW MANY YEARS YOU HAVE ON YOUR TERM, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYWAY BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL GRADUATING.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
>> YEAH. PROBABLY MORE DIVERSITY.
WE CAN MAKE WELL, I CAN'T, CAN I MOTION THAT?
>> TO ALLOW THERE TO BE A SET AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, TWO SOPHOMORES, TWO FRESHMEN, TWO JUNIORS, TWO SENIORS.
>> THERE ARE SEVEN SPOTS, YES.
>> BUT WE DON'T DELINEATE THAT IT HAS TO BE JUNIOR CLASSMEN VERSUS UPPER CLASSMEN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> COULD BE ONE FRESH ONE FRESHMAN, CAUSE IF IT'S ONE SENIOR, THEN YOU'D LIKE TO KICK SOMEONE OUT.
I FEEL LIKE THAT DOESN'T WORK. ONE FRESHMAN.
>> ONE FRESHMAN, TWO SENIORS, TWO SOPHOMORES, 27.
>> THEN, WHEN THE TWO SENIORS LEAVE, THAT IS A REALLY GOOD COIN. WHAT DO YOU DO? IF YOU HAVE LIKE THREE SOPHOMORES, AND THEN YOU ONLY HAVE THEM FOR TWO JUNIORS, THEN WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> WELL, YOU DO 1, AND THEN 2,2,2.
THEN, WHEN THE 2 SENIORS LEAVE.
WHEN THE TWO SENIORS LEAVE, I DON'T KNOW.
>> DO YOU THINK WE REALLY NEED TO IMPLEMENT THAT? LIKE?
>> YEAH, I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S FINE WITH ALL.
MAYBE JOIN. SENIORS APPLIED SENIORS ARE ON.
>> I MEAN, THAT'S A GOOD POINT, TOO.
WE CAN'T FORCE IT IF THERE AREN'T FRESHMEN WHO WANT TO DO IT, BUT THE DOWNSIDE IS YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BE GONE, AND THEN OLIVIA HOPEFULLY WILL STAY, AND WE'LL BE HERE STARTING WITH A WHOLE.
THEN YOU DID THAT WHEN WE ALL CAME.
>> YEAH. I THINK STARTING FROM SCRATCH DELAYS A LOT OF THE THINGS BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE TO.
WE ALL CAME AND WHAT FOR THE FIRST TWO, THREE MEETINGS WE HAD.
THAT'S THREE MONTHS. WE'RE LIKE, WHAT ARE WE DOING?
>> HOW MUCH MORE SEAMLESS ONES THAT CAME IN.
>> I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A BETTER PLAN SO THAT THIS HAS A STRONGER BASE.
I THINK WE SHOULD FIGURE THAT OUT NOW.
>> I GUESS MAYBE INSTEAD OF EACH GRADE, LIFE WOULD BE LIKE UPPERCLASSMEN UNDERCLASSMEN.
4 UPPERCLASSMEN, 3 UNDERCLASS.
>> YEAH. THEN IT'S STILL THE APPLICATION PROCESS, OR IS IT APPOINTED?
>> I STILL THINK IT'S AN APPLICATION TO GET APPOINTED.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS TELLING THE CITY MANAGER, THAT ONCE IT'S IN THE COMMISSION'S HANDS, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A SAY.
I KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU WROTE EMAILS IN FAVOR OF CERTAIN PEOPLE.
BUT IF WE SAID IT HAS TO BE THIS AND THIS, THEN THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE PROCESS.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON FROM NATIONAL, I WANTED TO ASK WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THE TWO BANDS? WOULD YOU WANT THOSE TWO BANDS AGAIN?
>> I ENJOYED IT. I FEEL LIKE IT WAS LIKE A GOOD I WAS GOOD.
I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ENJOYED IT.
>> I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THE MUSIC WE HAD WAS A PROBLEM.
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I THINK EVERYONE ENJOYED IT EQUALLY.>> THEN, BUT THEN THEY JUST LEFT, WHICH WAS MAYBE OUR.
>> I THINK OUR WEAKEST THING WAS HAVING THOSE 30-MINUTE BANDS BUT I DON'T KNOW.
DO THEY NEED THAT TIME? DOES IT TAKE THAT LONG?
>> THE SECOND BAND SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT FIRST.
IT WASN'T LIKE WE HAD TO CHANGE OUT A DRUM.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY NEED THOSE 30 MINUTES, BUT THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
>> BECAUSE IF IT WERE MORE SEAMLESS, THEN YOU'RE NOT LOSING THE CROWD THAT WE HAD THERE, AND THAT DID HAPPEN. IT MADE IT A LOT.
>> YEAH. I DEFINITELY NOTICED PEOPLE DROPPING OUT, LIKE IN THOSE 30 MINUTES.
>> I THINK THAT'S ALSO BECAUSE HONEY BADGERS HAVE A HUGE FOLLOWING JUST ON THEIR OWN, SO A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME JUST TO SEE THEM.
>> BUT I FEEL LIKE THOSE PEOPLE WOULD STAY [OVERLAPPING] IF THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED PLAYING MUSIC, AND THEN WE'D KEEP THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAME FOR THE HONEY BADGERS, AND WE ALSO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE COMING FOR TWIN SONS, THEY WOULD BE THERE, TOO, SO IT'D BE A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
>> AS FAR AS FUNDING GOES, AFTER WE PAID THE BANDS AND PAID, I HAD TO GET THOSE SPONSOR SIGNS.
BUT THAT'S ALSO BECAUSE PARKS AND RECREATION PAID FOR OUR STAGE.
>> WELL, I WAS WONDERING IF WE SHOULD DONATE THAT TO THE PAC BECAUSE THAT'S THE POLICE OBSERVER.
THOSE ARE THE GUYS IN THE VESTS WHO STOOD THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY WAS GETTING OUT INTO THE MARINA.
>> I DEFINITELY THINK IT SHOULD BE DONATED BECAUSE IT JUST COMPLETELY, I MEAN, DO YOU ALL NOT THINK WE SHOULD DONATE?
>> I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LIKE WE WOULD HAVE LIKE THEY'RE PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE THAN THIS.
>> EVERYTHING WE DO IS VOLUNTEER-BASED ANYWAY.
.>> PACK AND A 30-MINUTE BREAK.
>> BUT MAKE SURE MILD VILLAGE HEARS ABOUT IT, SO WE CAN GET AN ARTICLE.
>> [LAUGHTER] I WAS DISAPPOINTED YOU DIDN'T WRITE ANYTHING.
BUT THE NEWS LEADER, D YOU SEE THAT?
>> I DIDN'T KNOW I WROTE AN ARTICLE.
>> THEY USED A PICTURE OF YOU THAT WAS NOT YOU.
BLESS YOU. YOUR POSITIVE ARTICLE.
>> SHE DIDN'T SAY IT WAS VISITORS AT THE CONCERT, BUT STUDENTS WHO WEREN'T.
>> I WILL SAY, JUST FROM THE PARKS AND REC SIDE.
OUR FISCAL YEAR STARTS IN OCTOBER, AND I ONLY BUDGETED ENOUGH FOR ONE STAGE FOR AN EVENT.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO THE EVENT IN MAY, YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO ANOTHER EVENT UNTIL NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
AT LEAST FOR PARKS AND REC PAYING FOR AS FAR YEAH, AS FAR AS THE STAGE THE STAGE.
WAIT, WILL IT BE OUR PROBLEM? I BUDGETED FOR ONE FIRST.
IT WOULD BE [OVERLAPPING] OLIVIA'S PROBLEM.
FOR ME TO COVER. THEY WERE GOING TO DO IT.
THEY EITHER HAVE TO PICK MAY OR AUGUST.
>> IT JUST MEANS IT'D BE OLIVIA'S PROBLEM ON OURS.
>> OLIVIA WANTS TO HOST A NATIONAL YC SEMINAR ON THE ISLAND.
>> WAIT, ANOTHER PART THAT IS BIG POINT IS THAT IF YOU DO IT IN MAY, THE REASON WE DID IT IN AUGUST IS BECAUSE WE WANTED THAT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
>> BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT REALLY GOT US.
>> WE'RE JUST DROPPING EVERYONE, THE CITY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD STILL BE HEAVILY INVOLVED, BUT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS A PART OF.
>> I DON'T THINK THE NAME NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, LIKE HELPED DO LIKE.
>> WELL, WE DID AND THIS GOES BACK TO.
YOU WANT TO KEEP IT WHERE PEOPLE HEAR ABOUT IT EVERY YEAR, AND IT'S THE SAME THING.
THEN WE WENT TO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
WE HAVE TO SETTLE ON A NAME SO THAT WE CAN BUILD A BRAND HERE.
THEN YOU CAN PASS THE TRADITION ON.
>> I LIKE THE IDEA OF AN END OF THE YEAR OR START OF THE END OF THE YEAR OR END OF THE SUMMER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THAT?
>> WHAT'S OUR PLAN WITH THE SUCCESSION PLAN? NO, AT FIRST, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT PEOPLE BEHIND.
>> I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SUCCESSION OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
>> I'LL TALK TO THE CITY CLERK ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO SAY SPECIFICALLY IN THE RESOLUTION, BECAUSE WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST A MATTER OF US SCREENING THEM AND TELLING THE COMMISSIONER AHEAD OF TIME, THESE ARE THE GRADE LEVELS, AND HOPING THAT THEY MAKE IT.
THE RIGHT CHOICES BASED ON THAT.
I'LL CONSULT WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK AND SEE HOW SPECIFIC WE NEED TO BE.
BUT IN GENERAL, THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL FEEL LIKE: THREE UNDER CLASS CLASS-MEN, FOUR UPPERCLASSMEN.
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>>THIS WAY, THERE'S AT LEAST HOPEFULLY TWO PEOPLE FROM THE UNDERCLASSMEN WHO WOULD MOVE UP.
>> DO YOU KNOW PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING?
>> I'M SURE THERE'S PLENTY, BUT WE ALSO HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT KNOWING THAT WE HAVE OUR HIGH SCHOOL STILL.
>> A COUPLE OF PEOPLE AT THE CONCERT ASKED ME ABOUT IT.
>> A FEW PEOPLE AFTERWARDS CAME UP TO ME AND WERE TALKING ABOUT IT.
>> I KNOW, OUR SIBLINGS WOULD LOVE THAT.
>> BOTH HAVE LITTLE SISTERS WHO ARE FRESHMEN.
>> MY AUNT GETS A LOT OF NEPOTISM.
>> WE'RE GOING ON NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
>>WE MOVE ON TO OUR NEW BUSINESS. WHAT'S NEXT?
[7.1 What's next?]
>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AND YOU ALL SAID NEXT YEAR, AND IT JUST LIKE ORGANICALLY INTO A SUCCESSION PLAN.
WHAT'S NEXT? I PUT THAT ON THERE BECAUSE WHAT'S NEXT?
>> I WANT TO DO, YOU GUYS REMEMBER HOW THE YMCA USED TO DO THEIR TRIATHLONS. NO, ANYWAY.
I HAVEN'T SEEN A TRACKING IN MY TIME HERE.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE EIGHT YEARS AGO CALLED JACK'S TRY THAT WE WOULD DO, THEY DID THREE DIFFERENT TRIATHLONS IN THE SUMMER. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? BUT IT WAS VERY CONTROVERSIAL BECAUSE IT CLOSED DOWN THE NORTH END OF THE BEACH, AND NONE OF THOSE RESIDENTS COULD GET OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> I FEEL THAT'D BE ACTUALLY A GOOD IDEA.
>> BECAUSE IT'S SUPER YOUTH-BASED.
I WOULD WANT TO DO IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT COULD BE.
I WOULD WANT IT TO BE DOWNTOWN.
>> SHUT DOWN ALL OF DOWNTOWN AND SWIM THROUGH THE MARINA.
>> DO WE STILL HAVE A REINDEER RUN OR NOT? BERKS AND RECK PROBLEM.
>> I SAID THE LAST YEAR REINDEER RUN, I THINK IT WAS THE LAST ONE.
>> OUR BIGGEST ISSUE WITH AND IT SPECIFICALLY RUNS IS CLOSING DOWN STREETS.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO REALLY HAMMER IT OUT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
BUT PARKS AND RECK WOULD BE THE ONES HELPING YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS, CAUSE WE DO ALL SPECIAL EVENTS, AND THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SPECIAL EVENT.
>> WHEN DOES THAT NEW BIKE PATH THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON OPEN UP?
>> YOU COULD SAY SOMETHING IN THE GREEN WAY.
>> I GUESS PROBABLY NOT THE BIKE PATH.
BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT IT COULD BE A GRAND OPENING KIDS TRIATHLON.
THIS WAY, OR IT MIGHT BE LONGER.
>> IS YOUR TARGET KIDS OR LIKE TEENS?
>> I WOULD PROBABLY SAY KIDS FOR THIS ONE.
>> KIDS CAUSE THEN IN THEORY, KIDS TRIATHLONS ARE SHORT, SO YOU COULD UTILIZE MAINE BEACH AND DO A MAJORITY OF IT JUST LITERALLY AROUND, LIKE DOLPHIN AND THE DOLPHIN PARKING LOT DOWN THERE, AND MAYBE A FEW.
>> I GUESS AROUND THE ENTIRETY OF THE BEACH, THAT WOULDN'T BE BAD.
>> KIDS TRIATHLONS, THAT'S THE PERFECT PLACE TO DO IT.
>> THEN HAVE BOUNCY HOUSES IN THE MIDDLE.
>> YOU HAVE THE PERFECT FIELD FOR IT.
>> ARE ANY OF YOU GUYS BEHIND THAT?
>> I LIKE THAT IDEA, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE'D GET A LOT OF SPONSORS WHO WOULD LIKE THAT IDEA. I DON'T KNOW.
>> WHAT IS THE GOAL? DO YOU WANT TO RAISE MONEY, OR ARE YOU JUST WANTING TO DO SOMETHING FUN FOR CHILDREN?
>> [OVERLAPPING] LIKE THE BEACH MOVIES THEY USED TO DO?
>> YOU GUYS MADE A LOT OF MONEY FROM THE SCREEN.
>> BUT WE HAD SPONSORS FROM BEFORE THAT WE COULD APPROACH AGAIN.
>> A TRIATHLON WILL PROBABLY COST MORE.
>> WHAT IF WE DID A PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT? WOULD THAT BE HARD TO DO? BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE A LOT OF.
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>> I THINK WE HAVE TWO TOURNAMENTS, SO IT'S AN OPTION.
WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO CLOSE THE COURTS DOWN.
THAT WOULD ALSO BE A SPECIAL EVENT. IT'S AN OPTION.
>> I HAVE A SUGGESTION, WHAT ABOUT THE FIELD AT THE PARK CENTER?
>> IF YOU TRY TO CATER IT AROUND A FACILITY, LIKE THE REC CENTER HAS A SWIMMING POOL, OR YOU COULD DO THE PARK, WHICH HAS THE GYM PLUS MLK HAS THE SWIMMING POOL RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.
IF YOU WANT, WE COULD USE THIS MONTH FOR EVERYONE TO COME BACK WITH AN IDEA, LIKE WE DID BEFORE
>> WELL, I DON'T WANT US TO PUSH IT BACK OFF AGAIN BECAUSE WE REALISTICALLY HAVE ONE MORE EVENT IN THIS.
I DON'T WANT IT TO BE THAT WE JUST PUSH IT OFF AGAIN, AND THEN YOU DO ALL OF THE WORK FOR US.
>> THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING YOU GUYS SHOULD ALSO GIVE SOME OTHER OPTIONS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO TRIUMPH ON ANYTHING.
>> I FEEL LIKE THAT'S EASY OR NOT EASY, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S.
>> BUT WHO'S DOING IT? IS IT LIKE ALL KIDS?
>> I FEEL LIKE MAYBE HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A WEIRD AGE GROUP? WHAT, THE HIGH SCHOOLERS, WHY ARE YOU PLAYING WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS?
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD WE REALISTICALLY GET FOR AN EQUAL ALTERNATIVE?
>> I WILL SAY THAT TURKS AND REC JUST STARTED A PICKLEBALL LEAGUE AND WE HAD TO CANCEL BECAUSE OF PARTICIPATION.
>> I REMEMBER THAT WAS FRESHMAN YEAR?
>> THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE.
>> I MEAN, WHEN I HAD THAT FOR THE PICKLEBALL CLUB, WE HAD 40 PEOPLE.
WORKED MY BUTT OFF TO GET EVERYONE THERE. YOU DID NOTHING.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD OBVIOUSLY ALL THINK OVER THE COMING MONTH.
LIKE JUST THINGS THAT WE THINK WILL BE GOOD AND KIND OF THINKING ABOUT ALSO THE PURPOSE OF DOING IT.
WHAT WE WANT TO ACTUALLY DO WITH ANY OF THESE EVENTS, LIKE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO, IF WE'RE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY, THAT IS GOING TOWARDS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT?
>> I THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT LOGISTICS A LITTLE BIT, TOO, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE JUST GET HERE AND WE COME UP WITH AN IDEA, BUT YOU DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A WAY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, AND THEN IT JUST GETS PUSHED BACK.
>> WOULD IT BE WEIRD TO DO AN EVENT FOR A SPECIFIC CAUSE WHERE ALL THE MONEY IS JUST DONATED TO A SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION?
>> I DO NOT THINK THAT'S WEIRD.
I ALSO THINK THAT'S USUALLY MORE SUCCESSFUL.
>> LIKE THE CAUSE COULD BE SOMETHING ABOUT CHILDREN.
>> WHAT IF WE DO SOMETHING WHERE WE DONATE ALL OF THE MONEY TO OUR SCHOOLS, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GO TO FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL OR LIVE ON THE ISLAND TO EVEN BE IN THIS CLUB.
WHY WOULDN'T WE GIVE WHATEVER MONEY WE DONATE TO OUR OWN SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THEY NEED IT.
>> WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT YOUR SCHOOL NEEDED, IF THEY NEEDED A PROJECTOR OR IF THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIFIC.
>> IF YOU ALL KNOW AMERICA'S YOUTH, THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH HEAVILY UNDERFUNDED, AND THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR DONATIONS.
I THINK THAT COULD BE A GREAT THING FOR US TO PUT OUR MONEY TOWARD.
>> BUT WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO DO NOW?
>> WE'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT IT, IF WE'RE RAISING MONEY, WHAT IS IT FOR?
>>WE NEED A STEAK AND WINE NIGHT FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY.
>>> I LOVE YOU GUYS. [INAUDIBLE]
>> I LOVE THE EVENT YOU GUYS HAD DOWN THE STREET.
>> THAT WAS LIKE NINE MONTHS OR MORE THAN THAT.
>> I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN FIND THE FIRST TIME THAT WE EVER MET.
THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME WE EVER MET, AND WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING GOALS AND WHAT YOU WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH.
JACOB LIKES FOOD, COOK-OFFS, BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER, UNITING THE YOUTH IN THE CITY, INTRAMURAL SPORTS, RAISING MONEY, AND MOVIE NIGHTS.
YOU'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WHEN YOU FIRST JOINED THIS COMMITTEE, WHEN WE ASKED, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE FROM THIS? I KNOW THAT CLAY WAS BIG ON INTRAMURAL SPORTS, BUT THAT WORKED OUT BECAUSE THEY LET YOU.
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>> HE WAS DOING IT FOR SELF-BENEFIT?
>> BUT THAT IS, YOU ALL DO TALK ABOUT SPORTS A LOT.
YOU TALK ABOUT BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER A LOT.
THIS IS SMALL POTATOES, AND IT'S PROBABLY TOO LATE NOW, BUT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS HAVING A BIG FALL FESTIVAL ON SEPTEMBER 20, AND YOU COULD DEFINITELY DO A BOOTH.
>> IT ACTUALLY LOOKS SO FUN BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING A FLOAT DURING THE DAY.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN, HOMECOMING?
>> THIS TIME, BUT SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE TO.
>> THAT IS THE DAY OF OUR HOMECOMING DANCE, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE COULD STILL DO.
>> WELL, I'LL BE AT THE DANCE, BUT THAT'S JUST LIKE YOU PUT ON CLOTHES RIGHT BEFORE YOU GO.
>> I DON'T NEED LIKE, FIVE HOURS.
>> I DON'T NEED SALON DAY OR WHATEVER.
>>THEY ACTUALLY PUT PUMPKINS IN THE BOOTH?
>> I THINK THEY'RE HAVING THE KIDS JUMP IN AND GETS THE PUMPKIN, BRINGS IT OUT, AND THEN IS ABLE TO CARVE IT.
IF WE DECIDE, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE $192 WE JUST PROMISED PACK, BUT THE ONLY REQUIREMENT FOR YOUR BOOTH IS THAT YOU PROVIDE THE PRIZES.
>> TAKE IT BACK. WHAT ABOUT THAT CONCERT? THAT'S IN A WEEK OR TWO.
>> I THINK THE STUDENTS FROM EMILIA MUSIC STUDIO.
>> EMILIA MUSIC. TOO BAD I DON'T KNOW THAT.
>> NOT TO JUMP AROUND SO MUCH, BUT I THOUGHT NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE I DID FIND OUT THAT THE YEAR MARCHING BAND HAD AN EVENT THE SAME NIGHT THAT WE HAD THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AND I FELT TERRIBLE.
I THOUGHT, WHY DON'T WE INCLUDE THEM? WE COULD DO LIKE A DRUM LINE.
>> FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS, THEY PLAY AT PUBLIX, AND WHEN THE POLICE OFFICERS GO DOWN THE STREET, THEY'RE SO GOOD AND I THOUGHT, MAYBE EVEN DURING THAT, IF THE BAND DID NEED THE 30 MINUTES TO TRANSITION, HAVING THE BAND BE THERE TO ENTERTAIN IN THE MEANTIME. ANYWAY, THAT'S IN OUR NEXT SEMESTER.
>> NO, THAT'S PROBABLY GOOD. WE NEED FILLER.
I DID PLAY MY MUSIC LOUD AT ALL THAT I HAD ON MY PHONE.
>> IT FELT DEAD AND I FEEL BAD BECAUSE MIKE WAS LIKE, GET ON THE STAGE AND BE LIKE, WHAT? BECAUSE I DIDN'T PROPERLY WARN YOU ABOUT THAT, SO I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT WAS THE SAME THING.
I SAID, JACOB, GET UP THERE, TELL US TO GO, BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE MUCH BETTER AT TALKING.
BUT ANYWAY, THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING ELSE I THOUGHT OF.
BUT HERE ARE THE DETAILS FOR THAT FALL FESTIVAL.
THE CONFIRMED GAMES THEY ALREADY HAVE.
BUT THE RULE IS YOU HAVE TO SET UP A BOOTHER TABLE, RUN A FAMILY-FRIENDLY GAME OR ACTIVITY, AND YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE YOUR OWN PRIZES OR GIVEAWAY ITEMS.
>> IT SAYS, LET US KNOW BY AUGUST 20.
>> BUT I THINK WE HAVE AN END.
>> OR YOU COULD JUST GO IN YOUR SHIRTS AND BE THERE FOR CHEER.
>> DO YOU WANT A BOOTH LIKE A WHOLE THING, YOU'RE GOING TO RUN A GAME.
>> WE'LL RUN A GAME. SOMEONE GO ON AMAZON, WE'LL JUST BUY SOMETHING.
>> WE CAN HAVE THE PROFESSIONAL PICTURES OF AND THEN YOU DRAW THE KIDS LIKE REALLY BADLY.
>> CAN WE ACTUALLY, OR DO LIKE THE SKETCHES YOU KNOW?
>> I WOULD SEE WHAT WE HAVE NOW, THIS WAS PRIOR TO OTHER VENDOR BOOTHS COMING IN, SO I WOULD SEE WHAT WE DON'T HAVE, CAUSE WE MAY HAVE SOME OF THAT STUFF.
>> IT'LL BE EXTRA UNIQUE ANYWAY.
>> YOU COULD DO LIKE A MYSTERY.
LIKE WHAT'S IN THE WHAT'S IN THE BOTTLE BOX.
YOU PUT YOUR HAND IN THERE, IS SPAGHETTI.
>> IS THAT THE HAND IN THE BOX?
>>YES, YOU HAVE TO GUESS WHAT'S IN THERE.
>> A STICKER? WHERE CAN WE DROP THE STICKER?
WE CAN'T MAKE IT TO OCTOBER FEST.
>> YOU COULD DO A HALLOWEEN. I THINK THAT'S OKAY.
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>> ZACH, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO DO? WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE FUN WITH IF YOU WERE A KID? IF YOU CAME TO OUR STAND, WHAT WOULD YOU MAKE YOU REMEMBER IT?
>> I DON'T KNOW. CAN YOU PUT THE EMAIL THAT HAD, I KNOW IT'S NOT LIKE NEW ENOUGH, BUT THE ONE THAT HAD LIKE THE STUFF THAT THEY WERE DOING?
>> IT'S THE PAINTING PUMPKINS.
WE'RE DOING LIKE, HAY PICTURES, LIKE A PHOTO APP.
THERE'S SOMETHING WITH BALLOONS, POPPING A BALLOON.
>> YOU ALL HAVE DONE THIS IN THE PAST, NO?
>> I REMEMBER IT FROM A VERY LONG TIME AGO.
THERE WOULD BE A TRAILER OUTSIDE WITH HAY ON IT.
>> THIS IS HALLOWEEN. THAT WAS HALLOWEEN.
>>CUPCAKE WALK. WHAT ABOUT, LIKE, MAKE A GHOST?
>> YOU COULD DEFINITELY DO A CRAFT.
YOU ALL SAW HOW POPULAR KEY CHAINS THEY DID AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
>> AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, PARKS AND RECREATION HAD A BOOTH WHERE THEY WERE DOING KEY CHAINS FOR FREEING YOU UP. DO YOU REMEMBER?
>> THEY KICKED US OUT FROM UNDER THE BOOTH.
I SAID WE COULDN'T BE NEAR THEM.
WHO OLIVIA CANNOT BE THERE BECAUSE SHE'S DOING TO HERE.
>> I'LL BE THERE. EMMA WILL BE THERE.
>> I HAVE WILLIAM'S HOMECOMING.
>> SHE IS HOMECOMING? I THOUGHT IT WAS LAST YEAR?
>> WELL, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF LAST YEAR.
>> YOU DIDN'T TAKE 5 HOURS TO GET READY.
>> NO ONE GOES TO HOMECOMING ANYWAY.
YOU KNOW IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL HERE.
>> DON'T PRESSURE HER. IT'S HER SENIOR.
>> WELL, I CAN DEFINITELY GO FOR [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'S ALL OVER A SENIOR YEAR.
>> I CAN DEFINITELY GO FOR A LITTLE BIT.
>> MARY, I CAN'T COME ANYMORE.
I HAVE A NAIL APPOINTMENT AT 4:00.
>> I THINK THEY SHOULD JUST GO [OVERLAPPING] GUESS IN THE BOX. [LAUGHTER]
>> I HAVEN'T GOTTEN MY HAIR DONE.
>> DO YOU WANT TO JUST STICK WITH GUESS IN THE BOX? THAT ONE?
>> YEAH. WHAT ARE WE GETTING FOR THE GUESS PART?
YOU COULD MAYBE BUY LEAVES. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU CAN EVEN HAVE MORE THAN, IF YOU HAD FOUR BOXES, BUT YOU HAVE MORE THAN FOUR, SO THE KIDS SOUND IT OUT.
HOW ABOUT? HERE'S WHAT WE DO SINCE YOU GUYS CAN'T MEET.
CLAY, STEPHEN, ARE YOU ALL INVOLVED?
>> I MIGHT HAVE TO SET UP FOR HOMECOMING BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF MY DUTIES AS SERGEANT OF ARMS FOR NHS, BUT I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE TIME THEN I CAN LET YOU KNOW. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IS THAT'S ONE OF MY DUTIES?
I'M SUPPOSED TO SET UP AND BREAK DOWN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME I SET UP FOR HOMECOMING, BUT I CAN LET YOU KNOW, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE MEANS OF GETTING THERE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> BECAUSE MY THOUGHT WAS EACH OF YOU JUST SHOW UP AT THE EVENT WITH TWO BOXES WITH SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS INSIDE.
>> SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS? [LAUGHTER]
>> YES, 'CAUSE THE POINT IS A KID STICKS HER HAND AND THEN HAS TO GUESS WHAT'S INSIDE.
>> PAINT IT OR WRAP IT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> NO. BE CLEVER, BE CREATIVE.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER. EACH OF YOU JUST BRING TWO BOXES WITH A CUT-OUT THING AND SOMETHING INSIDE.
>> IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL GET YOUR HAND DIRTY, YOU NEED WIPES OR SOMETHING TO CLEAN OFF THE KIDS HANDS.
>> IF YOU HAVE YOUR IDEA OR IF YOU NEED HELP OR SOMETHING, YOU CAN TEXT ME, JUST ME AND TELL ME WHAT IT IS OR WHAT YOU NEED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> WE CAN PROVIDE SOMETHING. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'LL BE IN CHARGE OF THE PRIZES. HOW DOES THAT SOUND?
>> JUST BUY SOMETHING. USING PACK MONEY.
>> WE NEED TO MAKE A BOX OR DO WE JUST BRING THE ITEMS TO PUT IN IT.
>> HOW HAS SHE MISSED THIS YEAR?
>> TWO BOX. EACH OF YOU BRINGS TWO BOXES.
I'LL MAKE SURE I BRING THE BOXES.
>> DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> LET ME JUST LOOK. WHEN IS OUR NEXT MEETING?
>> WE WON'T HAVE ANOTHER MEETING FOR THEM.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I'LL BE IN HERE.
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>> DOES THAT FEEL GOOD? DO YOU GUYS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT?
>> IF YOU STILL WANT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AS BIG AS A TRIATHLON.
WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT, SMALL SCALE LIKE A FIELD DAY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> CAN WE STILL TALK AT ONE OF THE STORY AND SONG THINGS? DO YOU STILL DO THAT?
>> SURE. BUT CAN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE? DO YOU REMEMBER NICOLE IS THE ONE WHO INTRODUCED US TO THE STORY AND SONG PEOPLE?
>> HE WROTE TO ME SEPARATELY, BUT YOU WERE HERE WHEN WE TALKED TO HER.
>> HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS NICOLE CRESCI.
I LIVE AT 2408, FIRST AVENUE. THANK YOU, GUYS.
I'M ACTUALLY THE CHAIR OF THE NASSAU COMMUNITY VOICES COALITION, AND I WOULD LOVE TO INVITE YOU GUYS.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING SEPTEMBER.
WE MEET THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
THIS GROUP IS UNDER THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HERE, BUT WE ARE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ISSUES.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE TEMPORARY FOOD DESERT WITH THE CLOSING OF THE TWO GROCERY STORES, AND THE CITY AND MANY NONPROFITS HERE HAVE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS.
I HEARD SOME OF YOU GUYS SPEAK AT STORY AND SONG THE FIRST TIME.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME FOR A COALITION MEETING, SO MAYBE IN OCTOBER AND SPEAK ABOUT PRIORITIES BECAUSE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SPEAK ABOUT.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIZING, HOPEFULLY RECURRING COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY UNITY AND YOUTH.
I WANT TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET OUR GROUP TO SUPPORT YOU GUYS, AND WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE SOMETHING BETTER.
>> WE CAN GO OFF OF THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SUPPORTING COMMUNITY YOUTH, AND THEN WE CAN TIE THAT IN WITH US WANTING TO DONATE MONEY TO WHAT IS IT?
>> AMERICA'S YOUTH, WHICH, I THINK ALIGNS WITH THEIR MISSION.
>> I PARTNER WITH AMERICA'S YOUTH AS WELL, SO IF YOU GUYS ARE AT ALL CONSTRAINED FOR YOUR STAND FOR THE 20TH, GIVEN THAT IT'S ALSO HOMECOMING, MARY, I CAN COORDINATE WITH YOU AND WE CAN GET SOME OF THE AY KIDS OUT THERE AS WELL.
I CAN ALSO, IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE, BRING SOME CORNHOLE, SO YOU GUYS CAN JUST PLAY WITH PEOPLE AND ENGAGE AROUND YOUR MYSTERY BOX EVENT SO THAT IT'S A BIT MORE INTERACTIVE.
>> THE WHOLE AUDITORIUM IS GOING TO BE FULL.
>> OH, IT'S IN THE AUDITORIUM ONLY.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE.
>> I DON'T KNOW EITHER. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A GOOD CHUNK OF PEOPLE, BUT I THINK WE'RE STILL TAKING TOO.
DO YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR OWN BOOTH OR TABLE?
>> AT ANY RATE, THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP IN VARIOUS CONVERSATIONS, AND SO HOW WE CAN HELP YOU GUYS DO SOMETHING THAT IS TARGETED TO YOUTH.
I HAVE SOME IDEAS TOO THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY TALK ABOUT WITH AMERICA'S YOUTH FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SMALLER BUT MORE REOCCURRING THAT COULD BENEFIT PEOPLE, BUT I'LL COME BACK TO YOU GUYS ON.
>> ALSO, AMERICA'S YOUTH DOES THE PARADES.
THEY DO THE LIGHT CHRISTMAS PARADE AND THE MLK PARADE.
YOU GUYS ARE ALL INVOLVED IN A MILLION THINGS.
YOU DO PARADE, BUT YOU ALWAYS HAVE A FLOAT.
>> I DON'T THINK THEY DO THE MLK PARADE.
>> ISN'T THAT THE SPONSORSHIP?
>> THEY DEFINITELY DO CHRISTMAS.
>> THEY USED TO DO THE MLK ONE. I'M RIGHT.
>> THIS IS A SIDEBAR, BUT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HAVING A PARADE COMMITTEE WITHIN THE CITY, AND THAT WOULD FALL WHERE WE PUT AN APPLICATION IN FOR ALL CITY PEOPLE AND OTHER TOWN PEOPLE.
>> DICKENS ON CENTER, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR THAT OR NO?
>> THEY ALWAYS NEED VOLUNTEERS, OR YOU COULD.
>> I THINK IT COST A LOT OF MONEY TO HAVE A MERCHANT BOOTH, BUT IF YOU WERE A VOLUNTEER.
I AM ALSO AFFILIATED WITH MAIN STREET, AND WE DO THE WELCOME BOOTH, AND THEY NEED PEOPLE TO WORK THERE.
IT'S FUN BECAUSE YOU GET TO GO.
THEY BRING ALL THE COSTUMES AND STUFF TO THIS HOTEL, SO YOU GET TO GO THERE AHEAD OF TIME AND SHOP BASICALLY, AND PICK OUT YOUR OUTFIT.
THEN YOU JUST WORK A COUPLE OF HOURS AT THE WELCOME BOOTH.
THAT'S LIKE, EVERYBODY COMES AND ASKS.
>> ISN'T THAT NHS DOES THAT ALREADY? NATIONAL DAY? DID WE NOT DO THAT LAST YEAR?
>> NO, WE DID. BUT NOT THE WELCOME.
>> THAT CAN BE SERVED AS SOMETHING SEPARATE BECAUSE ALL OF US ARE ON NHS, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE VOLUNTEERING FOR DICKENS ON CENTER ANYWAY.
>> I ALSO THINK THERE'S A WAIT-LIST TO GET A BOOTH THERE.
>> FOR DICKENS ALREADY HAS A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT, I THINK THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.
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BUT IF YOU'RE ALREADY INVOLVED WITH THEM.BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES IF YOUR GOAL IS TO GET YOUR FACE AND NAME OF YC OUT.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO, LIKE BE IN PARADES.
I'LL BE BETTER ABOUT TELLING YOU ABOUT CITY EVENTS. THAT'S MY ANSWER NOW.
>> YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BOUND BROKE?
>> DO YOU GUYS FEEL THE COME UP ALREADY?
>> THERE'S A LIGHT AT CHRISTMAS, THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.
>> DID I EVER GO TO THAT? CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING?
>> I WENT WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A WHILE.
>> WELL, IT USED TO BE ON THANKSGIVING.
IT WAS OBVIOUSLY THANKSGIVING, AND THEN THE FRIDAY IS THE BLACK FRIDAY PAJAMA PARTY DOWNTOWN, AND THEN HISTORICALLY SATURDAY WAS THE CITY'S CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.
BUT LAST YEAR THEY COMBINED THE TWO, SO EVERYTHING IS ON FRIDAY.
THEY DO THE BLACK FRIDAY PAJAMA PARTY FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M.
THEN FROM FOUR UNTIL SIX IS THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING DOWNTOWN, WHICH IS THE CITY EVENT.
IF YOU WANTED TO BE INVOLVED IN ANY CAPACITY, THAT'S YOUR CALL.
THEY HAVE SANTA AND THEY HAVE PEOPLE WHO HELP TAKE THE PHOTOS OF SANTA, AND THEN THEY HAVE ELVES.
>> AND WHAT WAS THE ORGANIZATION YOU WERE A PART OF CALLED AGAIN?
>> NASSAU COMMUNITY VOICES COALITION.
>> DEANA WROTE BACK. SHE SAID, OF COURSE YOU CAN HAVE A BOOTH.
THE NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND PD WILL BE THERE OUTSIDE.
HUMANE SOCIETY AND THE CHEER TEAM, OLIVIA, AND MASCOT WILL BE THERE ALONG WITH MAIN STREET.
BERDINA DOJO IS MORE THAN LIKELY, BUT SHE DIDN'T SAY WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
>> I WOULD JUST SAY WE'RE THINKING OF DOING MYSTERY BOXES.
THE MICROPHONES PICK UP YOUR WHISPERS.
THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY WHISPERS.
>> THESE MICROPHONES ARE REALLY STRONG, SO ALL OF THE WHISPERS ARE PICKED UP.
>> WE WEREN'T SAYING ANYTHING BAD. OFF-TOPIC.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? DO YOU WANT TO MOVE US FORWARD YET?
>> ALL RIGHT. ONTO COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS.
>> I THINK SO. I THINK WE SUMMED IT ALL UP WITH OUR TALK OF THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
[9. NEXT MEETING DATE]
>> OUR NEXT MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 24, 2025.
>> DO I ISSUE A PUBLIC NOTICE OF GATHERING FOR THE FALL FESTIVAL?
>> FOR THE FALL FESTIVAL, BECAUSE MORE THAN ONE OF YOU IS IN THE SAME PLACE? IT DOES SEEM SILLY FOR THEM TO DO IT BECAUSE THEY'RE TOGETHER ALL THE TIME.
>> IT'S JUST THESE TWO PEOPLE EVERY WEEK.
>> I LIKED YOUR VIDEO ABOUT WHERE TO SIT AND STUFF.
>> YOU SAW THAT? WE'RE IN EVERY VIDEO THAT HAS TO DO WITH THIS?
>> CAN WE DO SOME MORE VIDEOS?
>> I WISH WE COULD. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO.
>> BUT YOU CAN POST ON ANYTHING YOU WANT.
BUT PEOPLE ARE BEING BURY ME RIGHT NOW AND JUST SAY NO BECAUSE THEY'RE MAD AT US.
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>> HAVE YOU SEEN A MANSION IN A CITRUS GROVE LOT HERE? YOU HAVE AND YOU ARE WELCOME.
>> CITY COMMISSIONERS LIVE HERE.
>> WE'RE STANDING AT A CONSERVATION AREA BY THE CITY ON THE CORNER OF 11TH AND BROOME STREET.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE USED TO BE A HUGE MANSION HERE THAT WAS OWNED BY CONFEDERATE GENERAL THAT WAS LATER BOUGHT BY AN EDUCATOR NAMED CHLOE MERRICK REED.
WHEN SHE MOVED FOR 1862, SHE PURCHASED THE MANSION TO ADDRESS THE PROCLAMATION, AND PROVIDE AN ORPHANAGE FOR BLACK CHILDREN.
>> WHY ARE YOU GUYS DOING THIS?
>> BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH HISTORY HERE.
THE PLANNER WHO'S IN CHARGE OF HISTORIC.
>> THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COUNCIL.
>> DUDE, WE SHOULD HAVE ASKED HIM.
>> WE SHOULD HAVE ASKED HIM ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH PAID PARKING.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN? IT'S IMPROVED?
>> I KNOW, BUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT IT, I'M SAYING.
>> THEY PROBABLY MAKE IT. [OVERLAPPING].
>> THEY DON'T HAVE A BID FOR THAT?
>> THEY DON'T HAVE THE PRICES, BUT THEY ALREADY KNOW HOW THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING IT.
>> THEY DECIDED ON THE COMPANY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THEY DECIDE ON THE COMPANY'S.
>> ONE PARKING, AND THERE'S A MEETING IN OCTOBER WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO OVER ALL THE TERMS. BUT THEY ARE HAVING A TASK FORCE, AND IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT TASK FORCE, I CAN SUBMIT YOUR NAME FOR CONSIDERATION.
>> NO, I THINK THAT'S THE BACKWARDS WAY OF THINKING BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE AGAINST IT, SO THEY THINK I DON'T WANT TO BE ON THIS TASK FORCE.
BUT THE BENEFIT OF BEING ON THE TASK FORCE IS YOU CAN BRING YOUR CONCERNS AND SAY, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY TO GO TO CHURCH.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY IF I'M THERE LESS THAN 15 MINUTES.
I DON'T WANT LOCALS TO HAVE TO PAY.
THAT'S THE TASK FORCE IS COMING UP WITH ALL OF THIS.
>> ANYONE WANT TO BE ON THE TASK FORCE WITH ME?
>> [LAUGHTER] I DON'T THINK I CAN SAY THAT.
I WILL TELL THEM THAT YOU TWO ARE COMING.
>> THINK WE'LL GET CERTIFICATES?
>> CREDENTIALS CINEMA. LINKEDIN TOO.
>> I DO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE NICE BECAUSE BOTH OF YOU ARE DOWNTOWN?
>> I'LL BE AN ADVOCATE FOR MY BOSS.
THEY'LL GIVE ME SOME BONUS POINTS? LIKE, STEVE, DON'T WORRY, IT'S FREE PARKING IN FRONT OF THE FLOOD SHOP.
>> HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.
HE LITERALLY HAS HIS OWN PARKING.
>> OH, YEAH. I WILL TAKE IT 100% SERIOUS.
>> YES, YOUR NAMES WILL PROBABLY BE PUBLISHED, AND THERE COULD BE MISINFORMATION ABOUT.
>> THAT'S OKAY. THEY CAN COME FOR ME. THAT'S FINE.
>> REALLY THE BEST WAY, IF YOU'RE AGAINST PAID PARKING OR FOR IT.
THE BEST WAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR VOICE HEART IS TO BE ON THIS GROUP BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING UP WITH THE TERMS IN THE CONTRACT.
>> JACOB WANTS TO GET HATED ON, HONESTLY, I THINK.
>> THEN I CAN MAKE LIKE AN APOLOGY VIDEO AFTER.
>> THE ONLY CAVEAT COULD BE THAT I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE MEETING IF THEY MEET WHEN YOU'RE AT SCHOOL.
>> I CAN BE THE VOICE FOR YOU, JACOB.
>> YEAH. I'LL JUST HAVE ZACK ZOOM IN FOR ME.
>> NO. HE DROPPED OUT. [LAUGHTER].
>> IS THAT A REQUIREMENT TO BE ON THE BOARD?
>> NO. REMEMBER THAT ONE YOUNG LADY WAS HOMESCHOOLED.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU JUST HAVE TO LIVE IN THE CITY.
>> HE DOESN'T GO TO SCHOOL AT ALL.
[LAUGHTER] TWO GAP YEARS, NO SENIOR YEAR.
>> I'LL LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, CLAY.
THE TERMS ARE GETTING DECIDED ON IN OCTOBER, BUT THERE'S A PETITION.
IF THAT PETITION GETS PASSED, THE PETITION IS TO GET IT ON A BALLOT FOR PEOPLE TO VOTE TO STAY THEY DON'T WANT IT. PARDON?
>> IS IT GOING TO GET PASSED? I THOUGHT I SAW SOMETHING THAT'S AGAINST FLORIDA STATUTE.
>> IF THINK THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SIGNATURES.
>> WELL, IF IT GOES ON THE BALLOT, IT'S CERTAINLY GOING TO PLEASE, AND WON'T BE PUT INTO EFFECT.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO BRING THEIR PETITION TO THE COMMISSION.
>> [LAUGHTER] THE COMMISSION IS NOT GOING TO PASS THE BILL.
>> IF THEY SAY NO, THEN SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS.
THERE'S ONE OTHER SOMEWHERE THEY GO TO GET ALL THE SIGNS.
>> EXCEPT FOR ONE. I THINK FOUR OF THE FIVE LIKE IT.
>> DOES NOT WANT IT. HE'S A FAN FAVORITE AT THE MOMENT.
DID YOU SEE IT AS MEMES? WHERE HE WAS SUPERMAN?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOOD FOR US.
>> EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING RIGHT NOW IS PUBLIC RECORD FOR INFAMY, IF YOU'RE EVER TRYING TO RUN FOR OFFICE AGAIN.
>> THAT'S FINE. VOTE JACOB KOVALCIK FOR MAYOR FOR NINA BEACH.
>> WHAT'S THE AGE YOU HAVE TO BE FOR THAT?
>> WHEN BRADLEY BING DIDN'T WIN.
>> I'LL DO IT AT 19. [LAUGHTER].
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>> OH, YEAH. HOW YOUNG CAN YOU BE? PROBABLY 18?
>> I ASSUME YOU JUST HAVE TO BE UPRIGHT.
>> I MOVED TO HAVE ALL PROCEEDS GO TO JACOB KOVALCIK'S CAMPAIGN FOR WHEN HE TURNS 18.
>> I THINK THAT WE'RE DONE. [NOISE]
>> WAIT, CAN I GET A MOTION? [LAUGHTER]
>> TURN OFF YOUR PORT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.