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>> TWO MINUTES.

[00:00:02]

>> NOW WE ARE.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD TO ORDER.

THE TIME IS 6:00 PM.

TODAY IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025. EVERYONE, PLEASE RISE.

>> THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>>

>> LISA, OR JAE, DO ROLL CALL.

>> MEMBER ROLAND.

>> HERE.

>> MEMBER MARINELL?

>> HERE.

>> MEMBER MILLS?

>> HERE.

>> MEMBER SHARPE.

>> HERE.

>> VICE CHAIR NIKOLV.

>> HERE.

>> MEMBER COOK?

>> HERE.

>> CHAIR SCHAFFER.

>> HERE.

>> MEMBER PERKO IS ABSENT.

>> ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

DO YOU HAVE ANY DISCREPANCIES THAT THEY SAW?

>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> ONCE AGAIN. MISS SADLER'S NAME WAS MISSPELLED ON ONE.

>> LET'S GO AHEAD.

>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CORRECTION.

>> WHO SECONDED? I'M SORRY. MR. COOK.

>> ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE.

>> ANY POSED?

>> LISA, YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE?

>> YES. BEFORE WE GO TOO FAR,

[Additional Item]

WE WANTED TO INTRODUCE THE CITY'S NEW PROJECT MANAGER, GLENN AKRAMOFF.

THIS IS GLENN. G. WELCOME.

FAMOUS ON FACEBOOK.

>> OH, THAT'S [LAUGHTER] WHY I DON'T WATCH FACEBOOK MUCH BECAUSE OF THAT.

BUT THANK YOU. GLENN AKRAMOFF, PROJECT MANAGER.

I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROJECTS JUST SO I CAN INTRODUCE MYSELF THAT WAY.

I'M ALSO CURRENTLY LEADING THE PLANNING TEAM AS WELL.

IF YOU HAVE PLANNING QUESTIONS OR WHATEVER, YOU CAN COME TO ME FOR THAT.

ON PROJECTS, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THEM NEAR OR AT THE WATERFRONT CURRENTLY.

WE HAVE THE WATERFRONT PARK.

WHILE THERE HASN'T BEEN A DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A LOT OF ACTIVITY.

THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS GETTING READY TO HAPPEN.

WE'LL SEE FINISHING UP THE BUILDINGS, AND THEN LANDSCAPING, AND WE'LL START FINISHING UP THE CONCRETE; THOSE THINGS ARE IN THE QUEUE.

IT'S JUST ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT I FOUND WHEN I CAME HERE WAS THAT WE GIVE OUR CONTRACTORS A LITTLE BIT TOO LONG TO GO, AND THAT'S REALLY THE CHALLENGE THERE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THE TIME THAT THE CONTRACTS ALLOW THEM TO TAKE.

WE'RE ALSO DOING AN IN-HOUSE COMBINATION PROJECT OUT ON SECOND STREET.

THAT'S ABOUT, I WOULD SAY, ABOUT 45% FINISHED.

AGAIN, WE'VE SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF STUFF.

WE'VE DONE ALL THE UNDERGROUND WORK, WHICH WAS DONE BY OUR INTERNAL STAFF.

CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR DOING THE CONCRETE WORK AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

THEN WE'LL BE DOING THE ROADWAY.

WE'LL ALSO BE PAVING THAT ROAD AS A FINISHING PIECE FROM THE PORT ALL THE WAY TO ALACHUA.

THAT'LL PROBABLY COME IN EARLY NOVEMBER.

WE HAVE ALACHUA, WHICH WAS FINISHED.

THAT WAS FINISHED BEFORE I GOT HERE.

BUT ACROSS THE STREET, I KNOW IS ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT, I THINK TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SITE THERE.

I DON'T TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF PARK PROJECTS GOING ON.

MARTIN LUTHER KING BALL FIELDS.

IT'S GOING TO END UP BEING BASICALLY A SITE RESTORATION FOR THE ENTIRE EXTERIOR SITE.

THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMING TO.

THAT WILL LIKELY BE THE FIRST MAJOR PROJECT REHAB PROJECT WE LAUNCH OTHER THAN THE ONES THAT ARE RUNNING.

UM, CERTAINLY IN THE PARKS.

A COUPLE OF MASTER PLAN THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP, TOO.

PARKS' MASTER PLAN WAS APPROVED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.

WE'LL BE LOOKING AT ALL THE PARKS.

SCOTT MICHAELSON WILL BE RUNNING THAT PROCESS, BUT JAKE AND I WILL BE HELPING HIM DO THAT AND SUPPORTING HIM WITH THAT.

THEN ONE THAT I THINK WILL BE IMPORTANT TO THIS BODY IS WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING WHAT WE'RE CALLING A HARBOR MASTER PLAN.

IT'S LOOKING AT EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE WATERFRONT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MARINA, AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE SEA WALL.

WE ARE ALL TRYING TO CONNECT THEM AND PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER, AND GET COMMUNITY INPUT AND THE PROPERTY OWNER INPUT AS WE GO FURTHER.

I MEAN, WE ARE ONE OF THE MAJOR PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT WE'RE NOT THE ONLY.

WE NEED TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, AND WE NEED TO DO THAT IN THE PUBLIC LIGHT.

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WE'LL BE PUTTING THAT RFP OUT PROBABLY IN THE NEXT 30 TO 45 DAYS, AND THEN WE'LL START THAT PROCESS.

>> PROCESS FOR THE MASTER PLAN.

>> THE HARBOR MASTER PLAN, YEAH.

>> A QUESTION.

>> PLEASE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> I HAVE A FEW.

I THOUGHT I THOUGHT WE HAD A MASTER PLAN.

>> YOU DO.

>> IT DOESN'T ENCOMPASS EVERYTHING.

COULDN'T IT END UP BEING AN UPDATE TO THAT? I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE A TON OF MONEY TO DO THAT.

BUT I'M NOT SURE PART OF THE PROCESS WILL ALSO BE TO PUBLICIZE THAT BECAUSE NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT EXISTS.

CERTAINLY, A LOT OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE NOT AS AWARE OF IT AS THEY NEED TO BE, WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON FIXING RIGHT NOW.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE PARK HERE? CAN YOU ANSWER ME A QUESTION THERE? THE BATHROOMS. IS IT BELOW THE FLOOD ZONE? WHY?

>> WELL, IT IS.

TECHNICALLY. I MEAN, THEY RAISED THE STAGE THREE FEET, BUT YET, THE BATHROOM, WHERE EVERYTHING'S PLUMBING AND ALL THAT IS BELOW IT.

I BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REDO OUR BATHROOMS AT THE MARINA, BUT THEY HAD TO RAISE THE FUNDS TO DO IT.

IF THE MARINA HAD TO RAISE THEIR BATHROOMS, DID THEY REDO THEM? WHY DIDN'T THE PARK JUST DO IT FROM THE GET-GO?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, DO YOU?

>> YEAH, SO COMMERCIAL RESTROOM FACILITIES DON'T HAVE TO BE ELEVATED LIKE YOU CAN ELEVATE THEM.

THOSE BUILDINGS WILL HAVE A SYSTEM THAT GOES IN THE DOORS THAT DRIES FLOODPROOFS THE STRUCTURE, AND THERE'S WATERPROOFING AROUND IT.

IT CAN BE BELOW THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION, WHERE THEY'RE DRY FLOOD-PROOF LIKE THAT.

>> BUT WE WANT THIS PARK TO LAST FOR OUR GRANDKIDS.

WHY DID WE BUILD IT BELOW FLOOD STAGE WHEN WE'RE BUILDING $225 MILLION SEAWALL?

>> WELL, THE ELEVATION ON THE TOP OF THE WALL THERE'S 9.

IT'S ABOUT TWO FEET BELOW THAT, BUT THE WHOLE INTENT WITH THE RESILIENCY SYSTEM THAT WE'RE COMPLETING NORTH AND SOUTH IS THAT WATER DOESN'T GET ON THE EAST SIDE OF THAT WALL.

>> THAT'S FINISHED AND DONE.

>> YEAH. I JUST WONDER.

NOBODY COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I'M JUST CURIOUS.

>> SURE.

>> WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE PARK OPENING?

>>THE CONTRACT GOES THROUGH MARCH.

WE JUST GOT AN UPDATED SCHEDULE THAT SAYS THE FINISHING DATE IS MID-JANUARY.

WE'RE WORKING TO ESCALATE THAT PROCESS.

>> PARKING IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

YOU WEREN'T HERE FOR THE GREAT PATOK BATTLE OF 2024, BUT WE HAD ONE.

THERE WAS A QUESTION LAST MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE PATON CLUB HAD AGREED TO.

THE CITY SPENT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO UPGRADE THE PATON COURTS AT CENTRAL PARK.

THE BACK AND FORTH WAS THAT THE CLUB, THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT, AGREED, AND I'LL READ YOU WHAT HE SAID SO THAT YOU CAN COMMENT ON IT.

THE INLAND PATON CLUB'S PRIMARY VENUE FOR YEAR-ROUND CLUB PLAY WILL BE AT CENTRAL PARK.

THROUGH THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT PROCESS, THE PATON CLUB CAN APPLY TO USE THE GRAVEL PARKING AREA AND OR NEW PARKING LOTS, C AND D, FOR ANY NATIONAL OR WORLD QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS AND OUR ANNUAL AMELIA ISLAND HELD IN NOVEMBER.

I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU'RE GOING WITH YOUR PLAN TO LEAVE THAT OPENING WHERE THE PATON COURTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AND OPEN FOR DAILY VEHICLE PARKING.

>> THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

>> NO. [OVERLAPPING] NOT WHAT.

>> BUT LET ME, I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.

I HAVEN'T, WHILE I KNOW THE SITE AND THE CONSTRUCTION PART, I DON'T KNOW ALL THAT HISTORY.

>> I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF KNOWLEDGE OF THAT.

I GO TO MY UNDERSTANDING, WE'RE AT MAX CAPACITY PER THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SPACES.

WE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO CHANGE THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO CREATE MORE SPACES FIRST.

>>YOU CAN'T.

>> CORRECT?

>> WELL, YOU CAN'T CALL IT PARKING, RIGHT? YOU CAN LEAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO PARK THERE, JUST LIKE THEY DO NOW IN DOUBLE PARKING ON ALL THOSE ROADS.

BUT YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T SLOT IT OUT AND CALL IT PARKING.

>> LET ME DIG INTO THAT, AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GIVE YOU THE RIGHT ANSWER.

>> CAN'T CALL PARKING.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. [LAUGHTER]

>> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

SEEING HOW I WOULD CALL IT DRAGGING THEIR FEET.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'LL CALL IT, BUT IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN MOVE THAT FENCE WEST, CAUSE YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 30 FEET THAT THEY'RE NOT USING? CAN WE MOVE THAT FENCE FURTHER WEST SO THAT YOU CAN

[00:10:02]

GET MORE PARKING THERE UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING? IT'S A TEMPORARY FENCE.

IT'S EASY TO PICK UP AND MOVE, AND YOU CAN HAVE PEOPLE WHO COULD PARK THEIR CARS THERE INSTEAD OF PARKING IN THE BOAT PARKING.

>> AT THE SOUTH ON THE SOUTH END?

>> C AND D PARKING LOT.

BUT I MEAN, [LAUGHTER] THIS IS WAY OUT.

IF YOU MOVE IT AT LEAST 30 FEET, YOU CAN MOVE IT 30 FEET TO THE WEST, AND YOU'LL GIVE THE PUBLIC MORE PARKING FOR VEHICLES, NOT FOR BOAT TRAILERS.

WE CAN PULL A TRAILER, A TRUCK, AND A TRAILER AROUND WITHOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT AS WELL.

>> WE'LL TALK TO THEM.

I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE NUANCES OF CAPITAL PROJECTS, THEY ACTUALLY OWN THE SITE WHEN THEY'RE ON IT.

WE CAN MAKE THAT REQUEST AND TALK TO HIM, AND ASK THAT QUESTION.

THEN I'LL EMAIL YOU BACK WITH THE ANSWER.

WE'LL HAVE THAT. WE MEET WITH THEM EVERY WEDNESDAY.

>> AWESOME.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION.

HERE. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE WAS A POTENTIAL COLLAPSED PIPE UNDERNEATH ALACHUA STREET.

DID WE FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE DRAINAGE UNDER THERE? I KNOW THEY WERE TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

>> YEAH, WE FIXED IT. THERE IS STILL A BIT, IT'S NOT REALLY UNDER ALACHUA.

IT'S ON THE 101 ROAD.

>> SORRY.

>> YES.

>> IRA BUILDING. THE IRA PROPERTY.

>> YEAH. WE KNOW WHERE THAT IS.

WE JUST GOT A FIX FOR THAT.

THERE'S A 24-INCH THAT GOES TO THE WATER.

WE KNOW IT'S CRUSHED IN ONE PLACE, AND THEN WE NEED TO GET IT DUG IN THERE, FIX IT, AND THEN TV IT TO SEE IF THERE'S OTHER DAMAGE.

WE'RE HOPING THAT IT'S NOT CRUSHED UNDERNEATH THE RAILROAD.

BUT EVERYTHING ELSE DOWN THERE IS FUNCTIONING TO ITS FULLEST CAPACITY AT THIS POINT.

>> TILL WE ARE ON THE SCHEDULE TO FIX THAT PIPE.

>> YEAH. OUR INTERNAL FOLKS ARE LOOKING AT IT.

IT'S ON THEIR SCHEDULE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> YEAH. JUST ONE. WILL YOU BE TAKING ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS DOWN THERE ON THIS MASTER WATERFRONT PLAN?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> BEFOREHAND.

>> WE'RE TALKING TO A LOT OF FOLKS NOW. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

IT'S IT'S ONE OF THOSE, I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE HAS TO BE A BIG PART OF CONVERSATION, TO GO OUTSIDE OF WHAT OUR PROPERTY IS.

HOW DO WE GET THE SEAWALL DONE THE WAY THAT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND IS IT ADVANTAGEOUS TO EVERYONE? WE GOT TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

>> THANKS.

>> SURE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

>> [INAUDIBLE] YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. WE NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. ANYBODY ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT. MOVE FORWARD WITH OLD BUSINESS.

[6.1 Master Fee Schedule 091225]

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE.

>> JUST AN UPDATE ON THIS ONE.

WE HAD IT HERE IN DRAFT FORM AT OUR LAST MEETING.

WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THIS MEETING PACKET WAS THE UPDATED DRAFT FORM.

HOWEVER, IT HAS NOW GONE THROUGH AND RECEIVED FINAL APPROVAL.

THERE IS A CLEAN COPY AVAILABLE NOW, WHICH I CAN SHARE WITH EVERYBODY.

IT DOESN'T HAVE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT THAT'S BEEN APPROVED.

I THINK THE ONLY CHANGE THAT WAS MADE FROM WHAT YOU SAW TO THIS ONE WAS THAT THE SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR PARADES WAS REMOVED.

>> THERE WAS NO.

I THINK I SAW THAT THEY HAD LINED THROUGH ANY ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN FEES FOR PERMANENT SLIP HOLDERS, RIGHT?

>> DO YOU BRING?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. IT STAYED THE SAME.

PRIVATE IS 25 FEET, AND COMMERCIAL IS 2750.

>> LISA AND I HAD TALKED ABOUT; WE'RE GOING TO BE, IT'LL BE COMING UP SOONER THAN LATER, TALKING ABOUT THE CONTRACT, TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF IT INSTEAD OF, LIKE, LAST SECOND, WHAT WE WERE DOING LAST TIME.

I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR IN ADVANCE DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD ADD THAT BACK NEXT TIME, 6 MONTHS IN ADVANCE OR.

>> WHAT WILL TRIGGER THE REVIEW OF THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE WILL BE A NOTIFICATION OUT TO EACH DEPARTMENT TO START REVIEWING,

[00:15:04]

REVIEWING THEIR SECTION OF IT.

WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE CAN IMMEDIATELY BRING IT HERE.

LIKE I SAID, NOW CHRIS FERGUSON IS ON BOARD WITH THE MARINA.

HE'LL BE ABLE TO SHEPHERD THAT PIECE OF IT, THAT SEGMENT THROUGH. WE CAN DO THAT.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE A PLACEHOLDER FOR JUST THE CONTRACT.

REVIEW ITSELF FOR THE MARINA.

WE'LL LOOK AT BOTH OF THOSE PROBABLY SOMETIME IN THE SPRING, WOULD BE MY GUESS.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

>> YES. WELL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS, THE BUDGET WAS PASSED, TOO.

NOWHERE IN THIS BUDGET RIGHT HERE IS WHAT WE PAY OASIS.

ON THE BUDGET, TUESDAY NIGHT, THAT WAS PASSED.

THE PRE-MEETING FROM 5-6.

NOWHERE IN HERE SHOWS THE EXPENSE.

WHEN YOU SHOW ALL EXPENSES AND WHAT IT IS.

THERE'S NOTHING ON HERE ABOUT OASIS.

WHAT WHAT WE PAY THEM? ALSO, WE STILL HAVE.

I MEAN, I'M JUST CURIOUS, AND I WAS GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT, BUT I HAD TO WORK JUST TO TALK TO THE COUNSEL, BUT WE HAVE $69,000 THAT WE WERE TOLD WAS A CREDIT CARD FEES.

BUT IN THIS BUDGET, THIS YEAR, THE PHYSICAL YEAR COMING UP, YOU HAVE $175,000 FOR CREDIT CARD FEES.

THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.

THEY ALSO STILL, AND WE'VE TALKED TO THE CITY MANAGER AND EVERYBODY ELSE ABOUT, YOU HAVE $48,000, $48,610 FOR ADVERTISEMENT? I MEAN, WE DON'T NEED THAT.

THAT'S A WASTE OF A LOT OF MONEY.

THE GOLF COURSE DOESN'T EVEN SPEND $18,000 ON ADVERTISING PUBLICATIONS.

THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE WASTING, AND JUST CURIOUS ABOUT IT. THERE.

>> AGAIN, I MEAN, THE BUDGET IS PASSED, BUT WE CAN ASK THAT QUESTION ABOUT WHERE THE MARINA EXPENSES RESIDE.

I'D HAVE TO PULL IT UP AND LOOK AT IT.

I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WHERE THAT IS.

BUT WE COULD WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE THE COMPTROLLER COME TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS.

>> PAGE 107 TO 110 IN THAT BUDGET THERE.

>> YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S [OVERLAPPING] THE MARINA.

>> OFFENSES?

>> YEAH. YOU HAVE $69,000 FOR CREDIT CARD CONVENIENCE FEES.

I GUESS THAT'S 3%.

THEN THEY HAVE 175 PROJECTED FOR 26, AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FROM THE YEARS BEFORE ON THAT.

>> THEN THEY HAD THE PROMOTIONAL AS IT STARTED AT 42 IN 2023, THEN IT WENT TO 51, THEN IT WENT TO 62,000.

NOW IT'S DOWN AND THEN 49, AND THIS YEAR IS FOR 48,000.

THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY FOR ADVERTISING THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO WITHOUT ADVERTISING.

>> AGAIN, I WOULD THINK AS PART OF THE CONTRACT, BUT WE CAN GET ANSWERS FOR THAT.

I DON'T HAVE THAT ALREADY.

>> I UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S PART OF THE CONTRACT.

WHERE IS IT GOING? I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE DOING IT.

THAT'S ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.

>> WHO COULD WE BRING TO THE TABLE OR WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU NEED TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SO THAT [OVERLAPPING]

>> WHENEVER YOU PAY YOUR BILL WITH THE CITY, YOU PAY A FEE TO USE YOUR CREDIT CARD? WHY AREN'T WE PUTTING THAT FEE 3% SURCHARGE IN THERE FOR HANDLING? IT IS ONE GOOD QUESTION.

WHY? BECAUSE EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD DOES IT? WHY AREN'T WE DOING IT? WHY ARE WE SPENDING THAT MONEY, AND I EVEN ASKED SUSAN ABOUT THAT MONEY ON ADVERTISEMENT WHEN NONE OF OUR OTHER IDENTITIES, LIKE THE GOLF COURSE, SPENDS THAT MONEY.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. DO YOU HAVE ANSWERS, BECAUSE I CERTAINLY DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS ON THAT.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I THINK THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN.

>> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

>> I'M SORRY. CHRIS FERGUSON, GENERAL MANAGER HERE AT THE MARINA.

THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADVERTISING FOR THE GOLF COURSE AND ADVERTISING FOR THE MARINA.

FERNANDINA BEACH IS ADVERTISING NATIONALLY, GLOBALLY TO BRING PEOPLE TO FERNANDINA BEACH AND THEN WHEN THEY'RE HERE,

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THOSE FOLKS ARE DECIDING WHAT ACTIVITIES THAT THEY WANT TO DO.

WE ARE ADVERTISING DOMESTICALLY, UP AND DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD, GOLF, ET CETERA, IN ORDER TO PULL MARINE TRAFFIC INTO THIS FACILITY.

UP AND DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD, I MEAN, A LOT OF BOATS ARE RUNNING FROM FUEL STOP TO FUEL STOP, ESPECIALLY DURING TRANSIENT SEASON.

THEY HAVE GOLD NILES, THEY HAVE BRUNSWICK LANDING, THEY HAVE A MILLION ISLAND YACHT BASIN, THEY'VE GOT JACKSONVILLE MARINAS, SAVANNAH, ET CETERA.

WE ARE ADVERTISING TO PULL THAT TRAFFIC IN, SIMILAR TO FERNANDINA BEACH, ADVERTISING TO PULL THE TRAFFIC IN, IT'S DIFFERENT THAN ONCE THE PEOPLE ARE HERE, ADVERTISING TO THEM TO PLAY AROUND GOLF.

THERE'S THOUSANDS OF BOATS THAT RUN UP AND DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF CHOICES, NOT ONLY FOR LONG-TERM DOCKAGE, WEEKLY, DAILY, MONTHLY.

THAT'S WHERE THAT ADVERTISING COMES INTO PLAY IN WHICH TO DRAW THEM TO THIS FACILITY AS OPPOSED TO OUR COMPETITION, WHICH IS 100 MILES EITHER DIRECTION, BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE BOAT THAT WE CATER TO.

>> I KNOW THIS IS OUTSIDE OF YOUR PURVIEW, BUT THE TDC PAYS FOR ALL OF THE OTHER ADVERTISING FOR OUR AREA.

I DON'T KNOW WHY IT IS THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON, OUR CITY HAS TO CARVE OUT THE MARINA AS PART OF THE BUDGET FOR YOUR COMPANY, INSTEAD OF HAVING A TDC ADVERTISE US JUST LIKE THEY ADVERTISE FOR THE REST OF ALL THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE.

THE TDC MONEY IS IN THIS LOCKBOX THAT WE CAN'T ACCESS FOR EVERYTHING, BUT WE CAN ACCESS IT TO ADVERTISE OUR TOWN, AND THEY DO IT.

WHY WE HAVE YOU GUYS TAKE THIS ON AND CHARGE IT BACK TO THE CITY? I DON'T GET.

>> WELL, AGAIN, I THINK BOATERS [OVERLAPPING].

>> THE TDC PAYING YOU, IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, BUT IT SHOULDN'T COME OUT OF OUR CITY BUDGET.

>> SURE. THAT'S SOMETHING, I GUESS, FOR THE CITY TO WORK THROUGH.

BUT WE ARE ADVERTISING TO A VERY SPECIFIC CLIENTELE IN ORDER TO DRAW THEM IN.

YES, ARE THEY COMING HERE FOR FERNANDINA BEACH? ABSOLUTELY. IT'S AN AMAZING DESTINATION LOCATION.

BUT THEY'RE COMING HERE FOR A LOT OF OTHER REASONS, AND THAT IS THE SECURITY OF THEIR VESSEL, EASE OF ACCESSIBILITY, POWER, FUEL, CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ICW.

WE'RE RIGHT ON IT, AND THEN OFFSHORE.

IT'S A DIFFERENT TARGET MARKETING APPROACH THAN JUST TRYING TO DRAW PEOPLE INTO FERNANDINA BEACH.

IT'S A DIFFERENT CLIENTELE.

>> MY THING IS, WE'VE NEVER SPENT THIS MONEY UNTIL OAS HAS STARTED PROMOTING IT.

OUR FERNANDINA BEACH HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STOPPING POINT FROM WEST PALM, THEY COME HERE.

FROM HERE, THEY GO TO CHARLESTON.

THERE'S NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM WITH TRANSIT BUSINESS AND BEING FULL DURING THAT SEASONAL TIME.

I THINK THEY COULD CUT THIS AT LEAST THREE-THIRDS FOR ADVERTISEMENT.

>> IS THERE POTENTIAL ROOM FOR FINE-TUNING A BUDGET? I WOULD SAY, ABSOLUTELY, IS EVERY DOLLAR BEING UTILIZED AS EFFECTIVELY AS IT CAN? THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DIG INTO AND FIND OUT.

BUT I GUESS THE POINT THAT I'M GETTING TO IS THERE IS JUSTIFICATION FOR SPECIFICALLY MARKETING THE MARINA AS AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT CLIENTELE BASE OR CLIENT BASE THAT WE'RE GOING AFTER.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A DIVERSITY OF DIFFERENT NEEDS OUTSIDE OF THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT COME TO THIS AREA.

>> IS THERE OTHER WAYS USING MARINA?

>> ALLIANCE MARINE.

>> I UNDERSTAND MARKETING BUDGETS AND I GET THAT.

I THINK MAYBE BY THIS TIME, SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSIONERS.

IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO SEE SOME TYPE OF ANALYTICS, WHAT MARKETING WORKED, WHAT DIDN'T WORK, WHERE THE MARKETING IS COMING FROM, SO WE CAN EFFECTIVELY SAY, THIS MARKETING SHOULD STAY IN THE BUDGET, FOR OUR RECOMMENDATION TO THEM.

>> I BELIEVE WE HAVE THAT TECHNOLOGY IN THAT CAPABILITY, BECAUSE THAT'S ULTIMATELY HOW WE'RE DECIDING AS TO HOW WE ALLOCATE OUR MARKETING DOLLARS.

IF WE'RE NOT SEEING THE RETURN OR THE CLICKS, ET CETERA, THEN WE'RE GOING TO EITHER REVISE OR PURSUE A DIFFERENT AVENUE.

>> CAN YOU SPEAK JUST QUICKLY ON THE FEES, HOW WE JUMPED, FROM 162,000 TO 175,000 IN FEES?

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>> CREDIT CARD FEES

>> THE CREDIT CARD FEES IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FEES THAT ARE BEING CHARGED BY THE PAYMENT PROCESSOR.

OUR ORGANIZATION USES SOFTWARE CALLED MARINA GO.

THE PAYMENT PROCESSOR IS A COMPANY CALLED GLOBAL PAYMENT PROCESSORS.

WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ALTERNATIVE IN ORDER TO ALLOW ACH IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE CHARGE BACK OF THE CREDIT CARD FEE.

THERE IS AN AGREEMENT THAT HAS BEEN PUT FORTH TO THE CITY MANAGER.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S A COUPLE OF COMPONENTS TO THE AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY CAN'T AGREE TO.

WE'RE TRYING TO NEGOTIATE THAT, BUT IF WE'RE ABLE TO INCORPORATE A NEW PAYMENT PROCESSOR, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO REDUCE THOSE FEES SUBSTANTIALLY BECAUSE THOSE FEES FOR THOSE THAT CHOOSE TO USE CREDIT CARDS AND DEBIT CARDS, ET CETERA.

THE FEES THAT WE INCUR WILL THEN BE CHARGED BACK TO PERSON UTILIZING THE CARD.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT CAPABILITY CURRENTLY WITH THE CURRENT PAYMENT PROCESSOR.

>> THAT'S 70% INCREASE FOR THIS YEAR.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO CONSTRUCTION, COMING IN MAY, IS WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO DO BRETT'S, IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH.

>> THAT INCREASE BE DUE, THOUGH, TO VOLUME.

THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE VOLUME.

THERE'S MORE CREDIT CARDS.

>> WELL, THERE DEFINITELY IS.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FUEL VOLUME, WHEN I GO THROUGH THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE NUMBERS.

THE NET FUEL REVENUE IS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN WAS BUDGETED.

WHEN YOU'RE PAYING FOR A $8,000 FUEL BILL, IT'S GOING ON A CREDIT CARD.

IT'S GOING ON A DEBIT CARD.

THEY'RE PAYING, AND WE'RE INCURRING THOSE FEES, BUT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO HAVING THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO OFFSET THOSE FEES AND BE ABLE TO CHARGE THEM BACK TO THE PERSON UTILIZING THE CARD.

CURRENTLY, WE DON'T HAVE THAT CAPABILITY WITH THE PAYMENT PROCESSOR AND THE PAYMENT PROCESSOR THAT WE WANT TO USE THAT DOES HAVE THAT CAPABILITY.

AGAIN, THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS OF THE AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY IS UNABLE TO AGREE TO.

>> I KNOW THAT ACTUALLY LAST [OVERLAPPING].

>> ONE AT A TIME, SIR.

>> BUT WHEN I WAS ON THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD, AND I THINK MAYBE YOU REMEMBER MICHAEL, BUT WHEN OASIS HAD THE CONTRACT, THEY WERE WORKING ON A PLAN TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID, TO TRANSITION THOSE FEES BACK TO THE PURCHASER, AND THEN ALSO TO WORK ON ACH.

THEY'RE WORKING ON THE SAME THING, BUT HOW LONG DO YOU SEE THAT COMING TO FRUITION?

>> WELL, WE'RE PROACTIVE IN THE PROCESS BECAUSE WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE SOFTWARE TO USE.

>> WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE SOFTWARE THAT THEY WE'RE TRANSITIONING TO?

>> SMART.

>> YES. SMART MARINA.

>> I'M COMING UP TO HELP YOU OUT, BUDDY [LAUGHTER].

>> I'M NOT A FINANCE PERSON.

DANA WICKER, IT DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH.

I ONLY KNOW THIS FROM THE TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF IT.

FOR YEARS, WE WERE VERY FRAGMENTED IN TERMS OF SOME OF OUR PROCESSES AND PAYMENT PROCESSORS, CREDIT CARD PROCESSORS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE GOLF COURSE USES A DIFFERENT ONE, THEN UTILITY BILLING WAS USING, THEN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND PLANNING AND THE MARINA.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GO TO A UNIFIED CREDIT CARD PROCESSOR.

BUT WHILE WE'RE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER RIGHT NOW, THIS HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, BECAUSE TO SPEAK TO YOUR POINT, ALAN, THE CREDIT CARD PROCESSORS HAVE ALL OF A SUDDEN WOKEN UP IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND REALIZED THAT THEY CAN INCREASE OUR FEES BY 50, 70, 100% AND THERE'S NOT A LOT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT EXCEPT TRY TO SHOP IT OUT.

WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER ON IS AGREEING WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PASS THE FEE ON TO THE CONSUMER TO BEGIN WITH.

THAT'S STEP 1.

THEN STEP 2, DO OUR RFPS AND FIND THE MORE ECONOMICAL CREDIT CARD PROCESSORS.

THAT 175,000 THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THAT BUDGET IS A PLACEHOLDER IN CASE WE DON'T GET OUR INTRODUCTION IN AROUND AND GET IT ALL WORKED OUT.

>> BUT 70%.

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>> YEAH.

>> IT'S NOT BASED ON FUEL SALES BECAUSE FUEL CELLS PROJECTED FOR THIS YEAR IS LESS THAN LAST YEAR SO THE FUEL IS LESS NOW.

>> IT'S THE CREDIT CARD PROCESSOR INCREASING ITS FEES, MORE SO THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

>> WHAT IS THE PROCESSOR YOU GUYS WANT IF YOU COULD PICK?

>> THE PROBLEM IS THE VARIETY OF SOFTWARE THAT WE USE IN THE POINT CASHIERING SOFTWARE.

NONE OF THEM ALL INTEGRATE WITH ONE PROCESSOR, SO RATHER THAN LOOKING AT A SINGLE CREDIT CARD PROCESSOR TO SOLVE ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MOVE TO THE BEST CREDIT CARD PROCESSOR FOR EACH SITUATION.

EACH PIECE OF SOFTWARE, INTEGRATIONS, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

>> I WAS ASKING WHICH ONE WERE YOU PAYING FOR?

>> WELL, THERE'S THERE'S A COMPANY CALLED PAYMENT INNOVATORS.

THE SOFTWARE THAT WE USE, GLOBAL PAYMENT PROCESSORS AND PAYMENT INNOVATORS, ARE THE ONLY TWO PROCESSORS THAT ACTUALLY WORK WITH MARINA GO.

LIKE I SAID, WE'RE LOOKING AT UTILIZING DIFFERENT MARINA SOFTWARE THAT WOULD END UP USING A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PAYMENT PROCESSOR OUTSIDE OF THE TWO THAT I MENTIONED, THAT DOES ALLOW ACH, DOES ALLOW CREDIT CARD FEES TO BE CHARGED BACK, ET CETERA.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE PURSUING AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BOTH INTERNALLY IN THE ORGANIZATION AS A LONG TERM PLAN AND STILL TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THE PAYMENT INNOVATORS AGREEMENT SO WE CAN START THE PROCESS PRIOR TO MAKING AN INTERNAL CHANGE OR ALLIANCE MAKING AN INTERNAL CHANGE WITH THEIR OPERATING SOFTWARE.

>> DOES IT COST LESS THAN 100 GRAND?

>> I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER FOR YOU [LAUGHTER].

>> WHO OWNS MARINA GO?

>> WHO OWNS MARINA GO?

>> I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER FOR YOU, BUT I CAN FIND OUT IF YOU'D LIKE.

>> I GOT MY NOTES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING US.

>> THANK YOU.

[7.1 Railroad Quiet Zone]

>> NEW BUSINESS. TOM, JAKE.

QUIET ZONES.

EVERYBODY READ THROUGH IT.

>> THERE IS A LOT. THERE. TELLS US WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

>> THERE'S AN EMAIL FROM A CONSULTANT WE USED FOR A LOT OF THE EAT RAILROAD WORK AND HELPING US GET THE LATERAL CROSSING OPENED.

HE SUMMARIZES.

I THINK THIS IS REALLY THE BEST SUMMARY THAT WE'VE GOT.

THE QUIET ZONE FOR DOWNTOWN, THE BIGGEST HURDLE OR BIGGEST COST IS REALLY GOING TO BE GUM STREET.

THAT INTERSECTION DIDN'T GET ANY OF THE UPGRADES THAT YOU NOW HAVE AT ASH CENTER AND ALACHUA STREET.

HE'S SAYING YOU'RE LOOKING AT $350,000 JUST FOR GUM STREET.

THEN ALL FOUR CROSSINGS WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE QUAD GATES.

WELL, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE NOT ALL QUAD GATES.

THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL UPGRADES THAT WOULD OCCUR AT ASH CENTER AND ALACHUA.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO PURSUE, BUDGETING-WISE, BUT IT'S A PRETTY HEAVY LIFT OF PERMITTING AND COST-WISE.

>> OUR JOB IS TO ADVISE COMMISSIONERS ON ALL OR SOME?

>> WELL, I READ THROUGH SOME OF THE PACKET, AND ONE, THE COST CAUGHT MY EYE.

IT'S QUITE SIGNIFICANT.

ALSO, THERE'S A HUGE PROCESS TO GO THROUGH, A LOT OF PERMITTING, A LOT OF PAPERWORK.

YOU ALMOST NEED TO HIRE A FULL-TIME PERSON TO DO ALL THIS TO GET IT THROUGH, IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE JUST READING THROUGH IT, I PERSONALLY GOT OVERWHELMED BY IT BECAUSE IT WAS.

I'M NOT SURE WHETHER IT'S WORTH IT TO PURSUE OR NOT.

LIKE YOU SAID, IT'D BE A HEAVY LOAD.

MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO EITHER LET IT GO OR MAYBE SEE IF THE RAILROAD WOULD HELP PAY FOR SOME OF THE COSTS, SO WE COULD GET THAT DOWN.

BUT IT JUST SEEMED TOO MUCH TO ME WHEN I READ IT.

>> WHAT'S THE TOTAL COST APPROXIMATELY, GIVE OR TAKE?

[00:35:01]

>> EASILY A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

>> BUT THAT WOULD DO ALL FOUR CROSSINGS.

>> YOU'D HAVE A QUIET ZONE FROM GUM STREET ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PORT.

>> MR. ROWAN.

>> THANK YOU. I THINK IT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT TO SAY THIS HAPPENED QUICKLY.

WE'RE TALKING MULTI-YEAR PROCESS.

IF WE STARTED TODAY FOUR YEARS PROBABLY BY THE TIME YOU GO THROUGH THE PAPERWORK, THE RAILROAD ARE VERY WELL KNOWN FOR NOT WANTING TO DO ANY OF THIS.

THAT'S WHY THEY MAKE IT SO DIFFICULT TO DO THIS.

THAT'S WHY IT TOOK THE CITY OF SAVANNAH.

I THINK I READ 5-10 YEARS TO GET IT DONE IN A LOT OF THE MAJOR INTERSECTIONS.

THAT'S BECAUSE THEY SAW IT AS A VALUE AND A REASONABLE THING FOR DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A SHORT-TERM SOLUTION BUT A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT.

>> I THINK THE QUAD GATES, IF I READ THE WHOLE THING PROPERLY, THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT 50-75,000 FOR ALACHUA ASH, AND THAT'S DOABLE, I THINK, GIVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE FROM THE CRA, THAT IS CERTAINLY AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT THAT YOU COULD TAP SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT GUM STREET; IF THEY QUALIFY FOR PART OF THE CRA, THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR JAKE AND LISA.

GIVEN THAT ASIDE, IF WE COULD DO THE OTHER THREE OUT OF THE FOUR WITHIN THE CRA BUDGET, IN INCREMENTAL, THIS YEAR, 26, 27, WE DO ALACHUA, THE NEXT YEAR, 27, 28, WE DO ANOTHER ONE, AND SO ON.

YOU BITE IT OFF IN SMALL BITES TO GET THIS DONE, AND THEN EVENTUALLY, YOU HAVE TO TACKLE THE GUM STREET PROJECT, WHICH IS GOING TO TAKE, I AGREE, THAT WAS THE ONE THAT DRIVING AND WALKING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS WHERE 90% OF PROBABLY THE TRAINERS COME THROUGH, BECAUSE PEOPLE GOING TO AND FROM THE MILL WANT TO BEAT THE TRAIN, AND PLUS IS RIGHT THERE, THE YARD.

SO THAT'S WHERE IT WORKS.

AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE COME TO DOWNTOWN TO LIVE, I THINK THAT QUIET ZONE IS WORTH ITS WAY FOR US TO WADE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

I'M WITH CHRIS. IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOMEBODY SPECIALIZED TO PUSH THROUGH.

MUCH LIKE IT DID FOR THE ALACHUA STREET OPENING, I DON'T THINK THE CITY COULD DO THE LIFT BY THEMSELVES, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

I THINK IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL TECHNICAL WHEN YOU DEAL WITH THE RAILROAD.

WE GOT ALL THE MARBLES.

>> WE DO HAVE A PROJECT MANAGER NOW.

HE'S GOING TO RUN OUT OF PROJECTS.

HE'S GOT SOME BIG PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING UP, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LAST FOREVER.

>> [OVERLAPPING] WE DON'T WANT YOU TO GET BORED.

>> WE DON'T WANT TO GET BORED.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> I GET LITTLE JOB SECURITY.

SO I AGREE WITH YOU THAT YOU CAN'T BITE THIS WHOLE APPLE, SWALLOW THE WHOLE APPLE, BUT YOU TAKE IT OFF A CHUNK AT A TIME.

I THINK YEAR BY YEAR, LOOKING AT ONE INTERSECTION AT A TIME IS WORTHWHILE.

I THINK IT'D BE MEANINGFUL FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THIS AREA.

>> BUT IN THE INFORMATION HERE, THEY'RE TALKING LIKE 200,000 FOR EACH INTERSECTION.

>> HE THINKS IT WOULD BE 50-70 FOR SOME.

GIVEN WHAT HIS PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS WERE PER CROSSING, IT'S JUST THE GUM STREET PROBABLY THAT MATTERS.

THE ST. AUGUSTINE ONE, IT SAYS THAT THEY HAD FEDERAL GRANT SUPPORT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S POTENTIAL.

BUT IT TOOK THEM FOUR YEARS TO DO FOUR-QUADRANT GATES, IT SAYS, AT SEVERAL CROSSINGS.

>> WANT TO HEAR?

>> I'M PERSONALLY DEFINITELY FOR IT.

I HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH CONCERNS.

I MEAN, WE'VE GOT A HOTEL RIGHT HERE, TOO.

I LIVED AT THE MARINA FOR A TIME, AND IT WAS PRETTY LOUD.

[LAUGHTER] I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH INVESTING IN, AND IT DOES SEEM TO BE A CONCERN A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVING TO THE DOWNTOWN.

I'M USED TO IT AT THIS POINT.

>> I THINK WE SHOULD AT LEAST INVESTIGATE ENOUGH TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT OUR COSTS ARE, OR TO SOME REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF WHAT THE COST IS AND WHAT IT WOULD TAKE IN A BUDGET YEAR TO ADDRESS ONE AT A TIME.

IT'S AT LEAST WORTH IT, AND SEEING IF THERE'S SOME POSSIBILITY OF SOME STATE OR FEDERAL HELP. APPARENTLY, THERE IS.

>> I THINK THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE SETTING UP AND MEETING WITH THE FRA BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO EVEN APPROVE US MOVING FORWARD? THEY COULD SAY GUM STREET, NO WAY, YOU'RE NOT GETTING A QUIET ZONE THERE.

[00:40:02]

THEY COULD EASILY DO THAT.

SO I THINK THAT'S OUR FIRST STEP IF WE WANT TO PURSUE THIS FURTHER, AS GETTING WITH THE FRA AND JACOB CAN [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE OTHER PERMITTING.

>> PROJECT MANAGERS SEEK THAT INFORMATION?

>> DOES IT NEED TO BE DIRECTLY REQUESTED FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, THOUGH, OR CAN IT JUST BE ANYONE IN THE CITY?

>> NO, WE COULD SET UP A MEETING WITH THEM BEFOREHAND.

OBVIOUSLY, ANY APPROVAL FOR MOVING FORWARD WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE COMMISSION, BUT I DON'T SEE WHY WE COULDN'T SET UP A MEETING WITH THAT FAR END.

>> AT LEAST WE WOULD KNOW SOME OF THE RIGHT INFORMATION TO MAKE THE CALL.

>> DO WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING FORMAL TO DIRECT?

>> YEAH.

>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION IF ANYBODY KNOWS THE ANSWER AFTER READING THE BROCHURE.

PART OF THE BROCHURE WAS WAYSIDE HORNS, WHICH DIRECTED THE SOUND LEVEL, IF YOU'LL PULL THAT UP.

>> THIS ONE?

>> YEAH, IS THAT IN LIEU OF OR A COMBINATION OF OR THAT SOMETHING I MEAN, DID ANYBODY READ ANYTHING ABOUT IT? ONLY SAW IT RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S THE FIRST I'VE READ ABOUT A WAYSIDE HORN.

THAT SHOULD BE ON PAGE [OVERLAPPING] 5.

>> IT'S RIGHT BELOW THAT. YEAH.

>> GO ON UP.

>> [OVERLAPPING] RIGHT THERE.

>> WHAT IS THAT? CAN THAT BE AN INITIAL?

>> THIRTY THOUSAND PER CROSS.

>> FOR WAYSIDE HORN?

>> THAT'S WHAT IT'S SAYING RIGHT HERE.

>> WELL, THAT'S FOR THE TOTAL SSM OR/AND ASM.

>> REVIEW THAT INSTEAD FOR GUM STREET?

>> I DON'T KNOW. THAT WAS MY QUESTION.

WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES ABSENT OF ESTABLISHING A QUIET ZONE FOR GUM STREET? IS THAT WAYSIDE HORN AN ALTERNATIVE THAT COULD REDUCE THAT? THEN, AS YOU COME INTO THE CITY, WE HAVE THOSE QUIET ZONES THERE.

I GUESS THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE FRA.

>> I DO NOT KNOW THAT ANSWER, BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT.

>> IT'D BE NICE TO KNOW.

>> BUT I HAVE A QUESTION.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DECIBEL LEVEL WOULD BE OF THOSE HORNS IF THEY HAVE TO MEET A CERTAIN DECIBEL LEVEL, AND COMPARE TO THE TRAIN HORN, THE TRAIN SOUND.

>> THE THINGS I LEARN ON THIS BOARD.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THAT, OR ANYBODY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS OR NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THIS?

>> THE FULL STEAM HAD.

>> I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.

>> I'LL TAKE YOU TO GET USED TO THE HORNS.

[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER]

>> STILL NOT. [LAUGHTER]

>> THEY STILL WAKE ME UP.

I LIVE ON 15TH STREET.

>> I DON'T KNOW. [OVERLAPPING] I'M NOT A COMPLAINER.

>> I KNOW THE NEWCOMER [INAUDIBLE] I JUST WANT TO PASS THAT INFORMATION.

>> I'M NOT A COMPLAINER.

>> [OVERLAPPING] I KNOW YOU CAN SET YOUR ALARM CLOCK 5:00, 05:15, 5:30, DEPENDS ON WHAT THEY'RE SWITCHING THERE AT RAYONIER.

>> THE WHOLE OF MY ALUMINUM BOAT, SOME OF THAT.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT'S A GOOD INFORMATION THAT JAKE AND LISA PUT TOGETHER ON THIS.

THAT'S MY NEW INFORMATION.

>> WELL, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THAT,

[7.2 Discussion to explore a pier at 101 N Front Street]

LET'S TALK ABOUT A PIER AT 101 NORTH FRONT STREET.

>> GETS ME EXCITED. I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE, IS THERE ANY RULES AGAINST FISHING THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT? I KNOW YOU CAN'T FISH AT THE MARINA.

WOULD THEY BE ALLOWED TO FISH OFF THAT? IS THERE ANY OTHER WEIRD RULES I'M NOT AWARE OF?

>> I DON'T THINK THERE IS.

>> [OVERLAPPING] YOU CAN FISH OFF THE FIXED.

PIPE OR BRIDGE GOING ACROSS THE SOUND.

PEOPLE FISH OFF OF THAT. THERE'S NO RULES ON THAT.

BUT THIS WOULD NOT BE ANY DIFFERENT.

>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

>> I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> I KNOW A LOT OF KIDS WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT.

>> MAKE IT OUT OF CONCRETE.

>> SO THIS WOULD BE A PIER FOR THE FIREBOAT, WHAT YOU WERE THINKING?

>> [OVERLAPPING] I THINK THE PORT PROPERTY IS GOING TO WIN OUT ON THAT ONE. WE'VE GOT PROPERTY.

>> WHICH PROBABLY IS THE RIGHT LOCATION BECAUSE COMBINATION OF BOATS AND FIRE.

THE COUNTY MIGHT COME IN AND OVERRULE, DON'T WANT ANYBODY FISHING OFF PIER, FIREBOAT.

[00:45:03]

>> DOES ANYBODY NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF THE PIER PIECE?

>> I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

>> LOVE IT. WELL, IS IT IN THE MASTER PLAN? IS THERE ANYTHING? I DIDN'T LOOK THAT UP BEFORE THE MEETING.

THE PREVIOUS MASTER PLAN.

WAS THERE ANYTHING THERE ABOUT IT, SO WE CAN ADD IT?

>> THE KIMLEY-HORN RESILIENCY PLAN? YEAH. I JUST HAD THE WALL.

BUT PIERS AND DOCKS AND WHARVES ARE PERMISSIBLE IN THE LAND USE AND ZONING.

IT IS A PERMISSIBLE USE.

>> I THINK IT'S TALKED ABOUT IN OUR OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES DOCUMENT.

>> WELL, THERE WAS DEFINITELY PREVIOUSLY PIERS ALL THROUGH THAT AREA.

I'VE SEEN QUITE A FEW POSTCARDS WITH IT ON THERE.

WOULD WE HAVE ANY PUSHBACK, OR WHO DO WE GET EVEN APPROVAL FROM FOR THAT?

>> I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE A PUSHBACK BECAUSE I THINK THE CITY HAS THE SUBMERGED LANDS UNDERNEATH WHERE THAT OLD BUILDING WAS, THE [INAUDIBLE] BUILDING.

>> THE ONLY PROPERTY THEY DON'T HAVE IS [INAUDIBLE] PROPERTY.

WE OWN THAT AT DYLAN SEAFOOD [INAUDIBLE] YOU COULD PUT THAT OUT THERE, AND IF WE EVER DO EXTEND IT NORTH, YOU COULD ALSO [INAUDIBLE] TO THAT AND PUT A GATE UP SO THEY STILL COULD FISH OFF THE DOCK AS WELL.

SO IT'D BE A MULTIPLE-PURPOSE, AND IF YOU MADE IT OUT OF CONCRETE, IT COULD ALSO BE A STORM BREAKER TOO.

WHEN IT'S HIGH TIDE, IT COULD BREAK A LOT OF WAVES FOR THE MARINA.

IT COULD BE A MULTIPLE USE.

>> WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE SILT AND STUFF UNDERNEATH? DIDN'T YOU BRING THAT UP AT A PREVIOUS MEETING?

>> THAT WAS THE [OVERLAPPING] SIDE WHERE BRETT IS, YEAH.

>> WELL, HOW DO WE GO ABOUT MOVING THIS FORWARD, OR RECOMMENDING IT, OR GETTING PRICING, DESIGNING IT?

>> I THINK AS WE ROLL OUT THE HARBOR MASTER PLAN THE END OF THIS YEAR, BEGINNING OF NEXT, WORKING THROUGH THAT, THAT'S GOING TO BE A COMPONENT JUST AS MUCH AS THE SEAWALL IN THAT DISCUSSION, AND I THINK THAT'S HOW IT MOVES FORWARD AS WE PROGRESS WITH THAT HARBOR MASTER PLAN, ENGAGING THE PUBLIC ABOUT GETTING THE FEEDBACK AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, AND I THINK WE ROLL THAT INTO THE HARBOR PLAN.

>> I THINK AS LONG AS THERE'S FISHING ALLOWED, THAT, IN MY OPINION, I THINK PEOPLE WOULD BE VERY PRO HERE.

>> WELL, THERE'S NO PLACE TO FISH FOR KIDS OR ANYBODY, REALLY.

>> [OVERLAPPING] HIGGINS CREEK.

>> WITHOUT GOING DOWN THERE.

THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE DOWNTOWN, REALLY, OR RIGHT HERE, KIDS, OR WHATEVER, THE MARINA'S GOT SIGNS AGAIN THAT SAYS NO FISHING.

IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR THE COMMUNITY LIKE THAT, OR A WATER-BASED COMMUNITY AROUND THE WATER.

>> DO WE NEED TO MAKE AN INFORMAL MOTION TO ADD THAT?

>> I DON'T THINK SO, YOU HAVE CONSENSUS. I'VE NOTED THAT.

>> DOES THE CITY HAVE ANY PLANS TO USE THAT PROPERTY FOR ANY OTHER THING, OR IT'S JUST GOING TO LAY STAGNANT THERE?

>> [OVERLAPPING] IT WAS UP FOR SALE AT ONE POINT, I THINK. NO?

>> NO.

>> THEY BOUGHT IT. NOT SINCE THE CITY'S BEEN.

>> I THOUGHT THEY DID. BACK IN 2022, I THINK IT WAS '21, '22, I THOUGHT THEY HAD LISTED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO.

>> THEY DID.

>> IT WAS AN RFP THAT WENT OUT ON IT PROBABLY AROUND THAT TIME, BUT THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN.

THE CURRENT PLAN IS REALLY TO JUST HAVE IT BE A PASSIVE, CLEAN IT UP A BIT.

WE'RE WORKING ON PERMANENT BOLLARDS SO THAT WE CAN GET RID OF THE ORANGE BARRICADES AT THE END OF ALACHUA STREET, AND THEN CLEANING IT UP AND CIRCLING THE UTILITIES THAT ARE THERE WITH SOME CURBING TO PROTECT THEM, AND THEN JUST KEEP PEOPLE FROM BEING ABLE TO LAUNCH THEMSELVES.

AND THEN REALLY WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE OUTCOME IS FOR THE SEA WALL, AND THAT'LL DETERMINE THEN THE FUTURE USE.

BUT YOU KNOW, A PEER HAS BEEN SUGGESTED BEFORE.

I THINK THIS GROUP RECOMMENDING IT, AND BEING THAT IT'S UNANIMOUS, EVERYBODY'S IN FAVOR OF THAT,

[00:50:01]

WE KEEP THAT IN THE FOREFRONT AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THE MASTER PLAN.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THAT? [OVERLAPPING] STAFF REPORTS,

[8.1 Project Matrix]

PROJECT MATRIX, DID WE HIT ON THAT A LITTLE BIT?

>> DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.

GLENN COVERED MOST OF THE STUFF WE'VE GOT GOING ON DOWN HERE AT THE WATERFRONT, SO UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> MARINA MANAGER REPORT.

>> BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, JUST REAL QUICK, THE ONLY OTHER THING WAS I DID CHECK IN WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THE PARKING VIOLATIONS.

BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST AND THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER, THERE WAS ONE CITATION AND FOUR WARNINGS ISSUED.

BUT THE POLICE FELT THAT VIOLATIONS SEEMED TO HAVE SLOWED DOWN.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S JUST ACCOMPANYING THE GENERAL SLOWDOWN AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, THAT THERE'S LESS DEMAND, BUT THEY ARE REGULARLY PATROLLING IT, SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT.

THEN CHAIR SCHAFFER HAD ASKED ABOUT THE ST. MARY'S FERRY SERVICE, AND I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYBODY HEARD THE ANSWER TO THAT.

AN RFP WENT OUT BY ST. MARY'S FOR RESUMING A FERRY SERVICE.

THERE WAS ONE BID, AND SO THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS HAPPENING TO SEE IF THAT MOVES FORWARD.

THAT WAS AMELIA RIVER CRUISE.

[8.2 Marina Manager Report]

>> MARINA MANAGER REPORT.

>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. CHRIS FERGUSON, MARINE GENERAL MANAGER.

DO WE HAVE THE SLIDES? I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH JUST A BRIEF FINANCIAL UPDATE AS TO WHERE WE ARE YEAR TO DATE. NONE OF THE MONTHS GONE BY.

WE'VE BEEN PERFORMING EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.

I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING ON PULLING UP THE SLIDE, BUT TOTAL GROSS REVENUE OR TOTAL REVENUE IS 450,000 AHEAD OF BUDGET.

NET FUEL REVENUE, AGAIN, FUEL IS A HUGE PART OF DELIVERING AN NOI TO THE BOTTOM LINE FOR MARINA.

TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN THOUSAND A HEAD IN NET FUEL REVENUE.

LABOR BEEN REALLY STRONG, LABOR CONTROL.

I THINK THE STRUCTURE OF HOW THE MARINA IS STAFFED, THE STRUCTURE WORKS REALLY WELL.

WE'VE HAVE SOME REALLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT A JOB, BUT DON'T NECESSARILY NEED A JOB BASED ON WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR CAREERS.

THAT GIVES US FLEXIBILITY AND HOURS AND BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE STAFF WHEN WE NEED THEM, SPLIT SCHEDULES, RAINY DAYS, SENDING PEOPLE HOME, ETC., AND REALLY STAFFING FOR DEMAND.

I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR A MONTH, SO MY PREDECESSOR DID A REALLY FINE JOB IN MANAGING THAT.

TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES, EVERYBODY ALLUDED TO IT TODAY.

THE BIG KICKER IS THE CREDIT CARDS, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON TO TRY TO RESOLVE.

IF YOU CAN TAKE 70, 80% OF THAT AWAY, IF NOT MORE, THAT HAS A PROFOUND POSITIVE EFFECT ON ONE'S BOTTOM LINE.

R&M IS TRENDING HIGH FOR THE YEAR.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO DOCKS AND FUEL EQUIPMENT IN THE BUDGET, THAT'S REALLY THE TWO ITEMS WHERE YOU'RE SEEING THAT THE EXPENSE EXCEEDS THE BUDGET, ONLY IN THE FACT THAT THERE REALLY WASN'T A BUDGET FOR THOSE TWO LINE ITEMS. THAT'S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THAT $55,000 DISCREPANCY COMES FROM.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE LOOKED AT FOR THE COMING YEAR.

TAX IN FUEL EQUIPMENT.

THOSE TWO OF THE BIGGEST OUTSIDE OF THE ELECTRIC, THOSE ARE YOUR BIGGEST EXPENSES REALLY IN HELPING TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY.

BUT OVERALL, 227,000 AHEAD ON NOI FOR THE YEAR.

IT'S BEEN A STRONG YEAR.

WE'RE GOING TO FINISH STRONG WITH THE END OF THIS MONTH, AND THEN ROLLING AGGRESSIVELY INTO 2026, WE ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT UTILIZATION OF THE MARINA.

LOOKING FOR EFFICIENCIES DOESN'T IMPACT ANY OF THE COMMERCIAL BOATS.

THEY ALL STAY EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE, BUT THERE'S BOATS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THROUGHOUT THE MARINA THAT REALLY ARE IN PRIME LOCATIONS,

[00:55:01]

AND THESE BOATS DON'T MOVE VERY FREQUENTLY.

I THINK BY RELOCATING SOME OF THESE BOATS INTO SOME DIFFERENT AREAS, IT'S GOING TO NOT ONLY MAINTAIN THE LINEAR DOCKAGE THAT WE NEED FOR TRANSIENT SEASON, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO ALLOW US TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL LONG TERM BOATS BOTH ANNUAL AS WELL AS SEASONAL BECAUSE WE'LL BE UTILIZING THE LINEAR FEE THAT'S THERE THAT MUCH MORE EFFICIENTLY.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THAT?

>> I HAVE ONE. [INAUDIBLE] KEEP UP ON THE CREDIT CARD FEES, BUT IT'S A LOT.

DO YOU KNOW IF THAT'S JUST A PASS THROUGH FROM ALLIANCE STRAIGHT TO THE CITY, WHATEVER ALLIANCE PAYS FOR THAT CREDIT CARD FEE IS WHAT THE CITY PAYS, OR IS THERE SOMETHING IN BETWEEN THERE?

>> NO. THERE'S NO PER SE.

IF YOU'RE ALLUDING TO THE FACT THAT DOES ALLIANCE TAKE A PERCENTAGE OR GENERATE ANY REVENUE FROM THAT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, NO.

NO, THAT'S JUST A STRAIGHT EXPENSE TO THE FACILITY ITSELF FOR PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS.

GOING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

JUST A COUPLE OF KEY HIGHLIGHTS.

WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE DID RECEIVE THE 10-YEAR DREDGE PERMIT, REALLY CAME DOWN TO THE WIRE.

WE'RE NOT TALKING DAYS, WE'RE TALKING HOURS, BUT EVERYBODY WORKED DILIGENTLY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

AGAIN, I'D REALLY LIKE TO GIVE CREDIT TO THE PREVIOUS GM, KATHY CHAPMAN.

SHE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO BRING THIS TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS.

THEN, LORELEI JACOBS, WHO IS THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR, THEY REALLY ARE THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS PERMIT PROCESS, AND THEN WE JUST HAD TO BRING IT TO A FINAL CLOSE A FEW DAYS AGO.

EXCITED ABOUT IT. IT GIVES US 30,000 CUBIC YARDS PER YEAR ON THAT 10-YEAR PERMIT.

THAT'S 300,000 CUBIC YARDS.

THE DREDGE DEPTH WILL BE UP TO EIGHT FEET, AND IT DOES ALLOW FOR A TWO-FOOT ALLOWABLE DREDGE OVER DEPTH.

INSTEAD OF GOING BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR OR EVERY OTHER YEAR TO HAVE THIS 10-YEAR LOCKED IN IS HUGE FOR MAINTAINING THE DEPTH THAT WE NEED WITHIN THE MARINA, AND THEN ONCE BRETT'S COMES DOWN, IT'S GOING TO DRAMATICALLY IMPACT THE FLOW OF THE WATER AND ULTIMATELY HOPEFULLY MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF SEDIMENT AND AT THE PACE IN WHICH THE SEDIMENT ACCUMULATES IN THE FACILITY.

WHEN I CAME ON BOARD, WE HAD A NUMBER OF POWER ISSUES ON THE ATTENUATOR DOCK IN PARTICULAR, AND WITH THE TRANSIENT SEASON JUST AROUND THE CORNER, WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND HAD A FULL SURVEY DONE.

WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S WRONG WITH EVERY SINGLE PEDESTAL.

WE KNOW THE PARTS THAT ARE NEEDED.

WE'RE FINALIZING ALL THE QUOTES.

WE DID HAVE A NUMBER OF ISSUES ON A AND B DOCKS, WITH SOME OF THE PEDESTALS FOR THE COMMERCIAL BOATS, THOSE HAVE ALREADY BEEN RESOLVED.

WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE POWER TO BOATS THAT COME IN AND QUALITY POWER THAT IS SAFE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON DILIGENTLY.

BUT WE HAVE THE SURVEY.

WE HAVE THE PARTS LIST THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER THE QUOTE FOR, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE QUOTE FOR THE LABOR TO TRY TO GET ALL THIS DONE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, SO BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH AND BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

FLOHOM'S. IS EVERYBODY AWARE OF FLOHOM'S? FLOHOM WAS A COUPLE OF FLOATING HOMES THAT WERE GOING TO BE USED AS A AIRBNB-TYPE SCENARIO.

LONG STORY SHORT IS THEY WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN INSURANCE THAT MADE ANY SENSE TO THEM FINANCIALLY, CAME BACK TO US, ASKED IF WE WOULD REDUCE OUR RATES BY 75%, AND THE ANSWER TO THAT, OF COURSE, WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT.

WE DID TERMINATE THAT AGREEMENT, AND THAT REVENUE WAS PROJECTED FOR 2026.

IT'S IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR, BUT AGAIN, THROUGH THE EFFICIENT USE OF THE MARINA, WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH A WAIT LIST THAT'S BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

WE'VE CONTACTED EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THE WAIT LIST TO DETERMINE WHO'S VIABLE, WHO ISN'T, AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THERE ARE SOME QUALITY VIABLE BOATS THAT ARE CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO COME INTO THE MARINA.

ONCE WE GET THAT EFFICIENCY, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADD POTENTIALLY 6-8 BOATS, WHICH IS EASILY GOING TO OFFSET THE ANNUAL REVENUE THAT FLOHOM'S WOULD HAVE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.

[01:00:04]

WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BACKFILL THAT.

THEN I THINK IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, AARON, YOU MAY HAVE BROUGHT UP OR IT MAY HAVE BEEN MICHAEL, SECURITY CAMERAS AT THE MARINA.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH DANA, WHO WAS OF TREMENDOUS HELP, WE DO HAVE A QUOTE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT RIGHT NOW JUST BASED ON THE MAGNITUDE OF THE DEMOLITION THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE IN AND AROUND THE MARINA.

THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS, INSTALL A 20-$25,000 SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ONLY TO HAVE TO RIP 10 OUT AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN.

I THINK ONCE WE GET A BETTER TIMELINE AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS TO THE SCOPE OF WORK AND HOW IT'S GOING TO UNFOLD AROUND THE MARINA, IT'LL GIVE US A BETTER IDEA AS THE TIMELINE TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF AN ENHANCED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, WHICH I AM IN SUPPORT OF ABSOLUTELY 100%.

WE'RE GOING TO GET A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL BIDS AS WELL AS WE ONLY HAVE ONE JUST TO SEE WHERE WE WOULD LAND FINANCIALLY.

THEN LASTLY, WE LOST THE BIG RAMP IN, AND AROUND JULY 4TH, THE BIG ADA RAMP.

WE HAVE THE ACL BOATS, THE AMERICAN CRUISE LINES BOATS THAT COME IN AS WELL AS OTHER ADA NEEDS.

WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING QUOTES.

WE SHOULD HAVE HAD THEM BY THE END OF BUSINESS TODAY.

IN ORDER TO UTILIZE AN EXISTING GANGWAY AND TO HAVE A LANDING FABRICATED WITH AN ADDITIONAL RAMP, WHICH WILL THEN ALLOW ADA ACCESS WITH WHEELCHAIRS, AND THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE AMERICAN CRUISE LINES BECAUSE THEY DO NEED ADA ACCESSIBILITY.

WE HAVE FOUND TWO CONTRACTORS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO FABRICATE WHAT WE NEED TO TIE INTO THE EXISTING SHORTER GANGWAYS THAT ARE THERE, AND THEN MAINTAIN THE ADA COMPLIANCE.

>> YOU ARE PLANNING TO REPLACE THAT RAMP WITH A NEW RAMP IN THAT LOCATION, NO?

>> NO. EVENTUALLY, YES, BUT THE REMAINING RAMPS THAT ARE IN PLACE AT LOW TIDE, THEY'RE EXTREMELY STEEP.

WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING A PLATFORM FABRICATED THAT WILL RAISE THAT UP.

IF SOMEBODY WERE TO COME DOWN THE EXISTING RAMP, THEY WILL GET TO A LANDING PLATFORM, AND THEN HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO BE ABLE TO TURN AND THEN GO DOWN ANOTHER RAMP.

WE'RE USING WHAT'S IN PLACE CURRENTLY, JUST ADDING, I GUESS YOU'D CALL IT A TEMPORARY ADDITION TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ADA NEEDS ON AND OFF THE DOCKS.

>> IT'S GOING TO BE ON A-DOCK THERE.

THAT'D BE C-DOCK, IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

BUILDING A RAMP ON C-DOCKS [OVERLAPPING]

>> BASICALLY RIGHT WHERE THE 20 IS.

IT'LL COME DOWN, YOU'LL COME DOWN THAT RAMP, AND THEN YOU WILL TURN TO.

>> THE NORTH.

>> TO THE SOUTH.

>> SOUTH IS THAT WAY.

>> IT'LL GO SOUTH BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT YOUR FUEL DISPENSERS AND YOU'VE GOT SOME OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS.

IT'LL COME OUT AND THEN COME DOWN ON AN ANGLE AND HEAD SOUTH.

>> I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T KNOW THIS, BUT ARE THEY JUST TRYING TO FIX THE OTHER DOCK OR IS IT UNDER WARRANTY, OR WHAT IS THE TIMELINE?

>> THE THE RAMP ITSELF?

>> YES.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, [LAUGHTER] THAT I DON'T KNOW.

I KNOW IT'S IN TWO PIECES CURRENTLY.

>> WASN'T THAT IN JULY?

>> JULY 4TH.

>> FOURTH OF JULY, AND IT'S SEPTEMBER.

>> GLENN AKRAMOFF, PROJECT MANAGER.

BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH BRETT'S AT THIS POINT, FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S A LOT OF INSURANCE STUFF GOING ON WHETHER TO REIMBURSE US AND ALL THAT THING.

THAT'S GOT TO PLAY OUT.

THEN WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH BRETT'S, AND SOME OF THAT DOCKING IS GOING TO BE CHANGED AND REFRESHED, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT SIZE DOCK BEFORE WE INVEST IN IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE TIED TO THE BRETT'S PROCESS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THE OSS TEAM IS GOING ABOUT DOING IT FOR THIS SEASON AT LEAST.

I SAID, THERE'S A COUPLE OF INSURANCE CLAIMS THAT MAY TAKE CARE OF THE FINANCIAL PART, BUT THAT HASN'T BEEN SETTLED YET EITHER.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT?

>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR CHRIS.

>> I HAD A QUICK QUESTION TOO.

>> SURE.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> CHRIS, I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHAT THE TRANSITION OF GMS, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO RETAIN THE SAME STAFF OR IS IT A DIFFERENT STUFF?

[01:05:07]

>> IS EVERYBODY RUNNING FOR THE HILLS? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE [LAUGHTER] ASKING?

>> NO, I'M JUST SAYING IF YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO RETAIN THE PEOPLE THERE.

>> WE HAVE, EXCEPT FOR TWO.

THERE IS A GENTLEMAN, JOE LACY.

HE HAS AN ENGINEERING BACKGROUND AND IS ACTUALLY GOING TO WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A DOD CONTRACT, AND IS GOING TO BE TRAVELING ALL OVER THE WORLD.

WE ARE BEYOND EXCITED FOR HIM.

THIS IS SOMETHING HE'S BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS.

HE'S TRANSITIONING, AND HAS TRANSITIONED TO A NEW POSITION.

ONE OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAS DECIDED BEING A YOUNG MAN, HE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL AND SEE THE WORLD FOR A FEW MONTHS.

WE HAVE BASICALLY PUT HIM TO GO AND EXPLORE, AND NOW'S THE TIME TO DO IT.

WHEN HE GETS BACK, IF HE'S STILL INTERESTED, AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM, THEN ABSOLUTELY WE WOULD ENTERTAIN BRINGING HIM BACK ON, BUT WE'VE JUST HIRED THREE NEW INDIVIDUALS, ALL CURRENTLY PART TIME AT THIS STAGE, GOING THROUGH THE EVALUATION PROCESS, TRAINING PROCESS.

WE HAVE THE RIGHT FOLKS IN PLACE FOR TRANSIENT SEASON, WHICH, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS IS HOT AND HEAVY.

>> THANK YOU. I WAS JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE WHENEVER THERE'S TRANSITION, THERE'S MAYBE TRANSITION OF EMPLOYEES AS WELL.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW YOU'RE FUNCTIONING AND HOW IT'S GOING.

>> I'M REALLY LUCKY IN THE FACT THAT I'VE INHERITED A TEAM OF QUALITY MARINE PROFESSIONALS.

THEY'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO.

THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY FIRST, AND WE JUST HAPPEN TO BE LOCATED AT A MARINA.

WE'RE FINE TUNING OUR PROGRAM.

I THINK EVERYBODY'S EXCITED ABOUT IT.

THE TEAM HAS SOME REALLY GREAT IDEAS THAT WE'VE STARTED TO IMPLEMENT, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS.

IT'S A TEAM EFFORT, AND I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS AND WON'T TELL YOU THAT I DO, AND THAT'S WHY WE RELY AND HIRE TOP TALENT IN ORDER TO DELIVER THE PRODUCT THAT WE'RE HERE TO DELIVER ON A DAILY BASIS.

>> WELL, THANK YOU.

>> MY COMMENT WAS THE FLOHOM'S, THAT WASN'T SHORT TERM RUNNABLE.

>> IT WAS INITIALLY INTENDED TO BE LIKE A AIRBNB TYPE OF SCENARIO.

>> BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE WE HAVE A 30-DAY MINIMUM AT THE MARINA. IS THAT RIGHT?

>> I WILL SAY THIS, WHETHER WE DO OR WHETHER WE DON'T, IT'S A MOOT POINT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT COMING.

>> OR IN CASE SOMEBODY ELSE TRIES TO, I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S 30-DAY MINIMUM.

>> I DIDN'T THINK WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A AIRBNB IN THE MARINA BECAUSE THEY HAD IT BEFORE, AND THEY VOTED NOT TO DO IT.

YOU COULDN'T HAVE A AIRBNB IN THE CITY BECAUSE THERE WAS SEVERAL AIRBNBS WORKING OUT OF THE MARINA BEFORE THEY RECONFIGURED IT, AND THEY WOULD NOT LET THEM COME BACK.

HOW THEY GOT IT IS BEYOND ME.

>> THAT WAS BEFORE ME, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, 24 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY, YOU WON'T FIND MY SUPPORT FOR AIRBNB BOATS.

WE WERE CONTACTED BY ANOTHER JUST BOAT OWNER WHO SAID, "I'D LOVE TO BRING MY BOAT, BUT I WANT TO DO AN AIRBNB," AND IT WAS, "UNFORTUNATELY, NO, WE DON'T DO AIRBNB.".

>> SINCE WE'RE BROADCASTING, I JUST DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE HAVING ANY IDEAS THAT IT WAS ALLOWABLE BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S NOT.

JUST DOUBLE-CHECK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> YES. WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THE DOCK AROUND BRETT'S THAT'S THE FUEL LINE IS RUNNING? IT'S STILL DOWN.

>> WE RECEIVED THREE QUOTES.

JUST RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM JEREMIAH, THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER TO MOVE FORWARD, AND WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER THE REQUISITION, THE PO TOMORROW, AND WE'LL BE PULLING THE TRIGGER AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CHOSEN CONTRACTOR.

>> I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN GET A CHAIN AROUND THAT ONE POST THAT'S OVER IT JUST TO SUPPORT IT IN CASE WE GET BAD WEATHER TO HOLD IT UP BECAUSE THAT'S OUR FUEL LINE.

>> THEY'RE GOING TO BE MOVING REALLY QUICK ON THIS, AND THEY'VE GOT A GREAT PLAN.

THE WAY THEY'RE GOING TO SECURE IT, I HAVE NO CONCERNS WHATSOEVER, AND THEY'RE A TOP QUALITY ORGANIZATION.

>> WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

>> ANY QUESTIONS.

>> NO. ANY COMMENTS?

>> GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, ALL. APPRECIATE IT.

>> YES, CHRIS.

>> BOARD MEMBER REPORTS, COMMENTS.

[9. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS]

MR. SHARPE, DO YOU WANT TO BRING UP ANYTHING?

>> I'VE PROBABLY HEARD ENOUGH.

[LAUGHTER]

>> NO.

>> I DO.

>> MR. COOK.

>> MAYBE AT THE NEXT MEETING. WE GOT THIS ATLANTIC SEAFOOD THAT'S BEEN TURNED BACK TO THE CITY.

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IF WE MIGHT DO SOME DISCUSSION ON WHAT TO TEAR IT DOWN AND PROVE THAT BOAT RAMP USAGE.

ANYBODY GOT ANY OBJECTIONS ABOUT THAT?

>> NO.

>> IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

>> IF THEY DON'T TAKE IT DOWN, IT'S GOING TO FALL DOWN.

>> WHETHER THAT'S IT FALLING DOWN FOR YOU.

[LAUGHTER]

>> WELL, I KNOW THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT PRESERVING IT, BUT HASN'T THE SEWER BEEN DUMPING INTO THE WATER? WASN'T THERE A REPORT ON THAT. [OVERLAPPING]

>> THEY TOTALLY TIED IN TO THAT.

>> IT MAKES SENSE.

>> BUT FOR LOVE.

>> BUT THERE THE DRAIN PIPES GOT TO GET FIXED ON IT ANYWAY, SO IT NEEDS TO COME DOWN.

BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE FOR THE LAST MONTH, THEIR PRESENCE IS IT ALL AROUND THE MARINA, IN THE DARK HOURS OF THE DAY, EARLY MORNING, AND I SAW THEM WRITE A TICKET TO SOMEBODY IN THE BOAT PARKING.

BUT EVERY MORNING, I'M DOWN THERE EARLY, AND THEY'RE WALKING THE DOCKS.

EVEN AT MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN I'M RIDING AROUND SOMETIMES, THEY'RE OUT THERE PARKED AND WALKING AROUND.

THANK YOU FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR WALKING AROUND.

>> WE DO HAVE A LOT OF THEIR PRESENCE DOWNTOWN [OVERLAPPING]

>> WE'LL PASS THAT ALONG.

THEY DID ASK, WHEN HE PROVIDED THE REPORT, HE SAID IF THE BOARD FELT THAT THE VIOLATIONS WEREN'T GOING DOWN TO LET THEM KNOW.

>> THEIR PRESENCE HAS BEEN NOTICED, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> I WILL PASS THAT ALONG. THANK YOU.

[10. NEXT MEETING DATE]

>> NEXT MEETING DATE IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 6:00 PM.

I'LL SEEING ALL Y'ALL AGAIN.

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE ARE DISMISSED.

[NOISE] ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.