Feb 23, 2026 Waterfront Advisory Board

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ALL RIGHT. A CALL TO ORDER.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

MEMBER SHARP? HERE. MEMBER ROWLAND? HERE. MEMBER NIKOLOFF? HERE. MEMBER PERKO? HERE. MEMBER COOK? HERE.

CHAIR SCHAFFER? HERE. AND MEMBER MILLS IS ABSENT. WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO PUT IN MOTION FROM MEMBER ROWLAND TO BE A VOTING MEMBER THIS EVENING? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. I'LL SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT,

[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS DRAFTED.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY, BLAZING RIGHT THROUGH THIS. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. COME UP AND STATE YOUR ADDRESS, YOUR NAME, ANYONE SAY ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT.

[6.1 MARINA MANAGEMENT UPDATES]

IN SHORT, ANY MARINAS THAT THEY DON'T OWN, THEY'RE WALKING AWAY FROM. SO THIS SUBJECT CAME UP AT THE VISITING SESSION, BECAUSE IT WAS JUST FRESH INFORMATION, CAME TO THE VISITING SESSION, AND THERE WAS A ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. AND ON THE 3-3 MEETING, THAT'S MARCH 3RD, THE CITY COMMISSION WILL BE CONSIDERING INTENT TO TERMINATE FROM OASIS MARINAS, THAT AGREEMENT, AND THE CITY MANAGER IS RECOMMENDING BRINGING THE OPERATIONS OF THE MARINA IN-HOUSE. THERE WAS CONSENSUS THERE AT THE WORKSHOP TO DO THAT, BUT A FORMAL VOTE HASN'T HAPPENED YET, OF COURSE. THAT'S AT THE 3-3 MEETING, BUT THAT IS GOING TO BE. THE RECOMMENDATION OF CITY STAFF IS TO BRING IT IN-HOUSE. AND THEN OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, WE'LL WORK QUICKLY TO BRING THOSE OPERATIONS OVER.

THE OPTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER ARE WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE, WHICH IS RIGHT NOW.

OASIS IS RECOMMENDING REASSIGNING THE CONTRACT TO ANOTHER MARINA, ANOTHER MANAGEMENT COMPANY, TO GO OUT FOR AN RFP TO BRING IN A NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY OR BRING IT IN-HOUSE. THOSE ARE THE THREE OPTIONS IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION. CITY STAFF HAS THE SAME RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS AS YOU'RE ON THE PRECIPICE OF TEARING APART THE MARINA BECAUSE OF THE DEMOLITION OF BRETTS, CONSTRUCTION OF SEAWALL, ALL THAT KIND OF THING, NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO GO OUT FOR AN RFP FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. IT'S A BIT... DISINGENUOUS TO SAY, HEY, COME MANAGE THIS MARINA AND LET'S EXECUTE A CONTRACT.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE TEARING EVERYTHING APART AND GOOD LUCK MEETING THOSE REVENUE BENCHMARKS. SO, UM, WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT CONVERSATION LEADS.

MARCH 3RD. I. I DO THINK IT WOULD BENEFIT, UM, THAT THAT CONVERSATION IF THIS BOARD WOULD, WOULD WEIGH IN ON THAT PRIOR TO THE MEETING, SO I COULD PASS THAT ALONG.

UM, THAT HAPPENED, THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR AS WELL. BUT IF THE BOARD, UM, IT PLEASES THE BOARD TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND MAKE A MOTION TO DO SO, WE COULD PASS THAT INFORMATION ON TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE 3-3 WORKSHOP. SO, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? IT'S A BIT OF A CURVEBALL THAT OASIS BROUGHT TO US, BUT WE'RE WORKING INTERNALLY BEST WE CAN TO BE PREPARED TO DO THAT.

THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM LOOKING AT NEW MARINA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, DETERMINING COST, AND IMPACTING THE OPERATIONS, DETERMINING COSTS, OR BRINGING STAFF ON BOARD.

THIS KIND OF THING. SO REASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACTS WITH ALL THE EXISTING SLIPHOLDERS, ALL THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME OVER. THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, EVERYTHING FROM INSURANCE TO SOFTWARE,

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AS YOU KNOW, FROM THE PRIOR CONTRACT, THERE WERE... FINDER'S FEE, IF YOU WILL, BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT TO KEEP THE MARINA STAFF. SO, I MEAN, WITH OASIS WALKING AWAY FROM THAT, THOSE COSTS TO KEEP THOSE PERSONNEL WOULD GO AWAY.

SO, ABSOLUTELY, KEEPING THE TEAM IN PLACE WOULD BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY OF WORKMANSHIP, OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, EVERYTHING. ONE MORE, I'M SORRY. WOULD CHRIS GO WITH OASIS OR WOULD HE PLAN ON STAYING? THAT'S UP TO CHRIS, BUT OUR INTENTION IS TO KEEP CHRIS FERGUSON HERE, AND HE'S COMMITTED TO STAYING ON BOARD. MY QUESTION WAS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER FINANCIAL REPERCUSSIONS AGAINST THE CITY OR FOR THE CITY FOR THIS HAPPENING, JUST FOR ME TO KNOW? OUTSIDE OF, NO, NO, THERE'S NOT. I MEAN, THERE'S. THE ASSETS OF THE MARINA BELONG TO THE CITY, AND PER THE AGREEMENT, OTHER SMALLER ANCILLARY ITEMS TO MANAGE THE MARINA BECOME THE CITY'S. OWNERSHIP, EVERYTHING FROM COMPUTERS, DESK, EQUIPMENT, THAT KIND OF STUFF, THEY BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE CITY WHEN THEY WALK AWAY. AS I MENTIONED, THE FINDER'S FEE ASSOCIATED WITH STAFF IS NOT GOING TO BE A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE THEY'RE WALKING AWAY. THERE'S STILL THE SNAG-A-SLIP ISSUE, BUT THAT'S SEPARATE FROM OASIS, AND WE'VE REPORTED THAT TO LEGAL, AND WE'RE STILL FOLLOWING THAT BANKRUPTCY THAT HAPPENED OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, WHERE SNAG-A-SLIP WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, AND THEY OWE US MONEY. SO WE'RE STILL PURSUING THAT, BUT THAT'S REALLY SEPARATE FROM THIS. BUT NO, THERE'S NO OTHER. I'M SURE THERE'S UNDISCOVERABLES, CHAIR. I MEAN, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ENCOUNTER. PART OF THE AGENDA ITEM THAT'S GOING TO COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE EVERYTHING NECESSARY TO BRING IT IN-HOUSE. A GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE MARINAGO SOFTWARE, WHICH IS THE SOFTWARE THAT OASIS CURRENTLY USES. IT'S BEEN A BIT PROBLEMATIC WHERE THEY'RE NOT JUST GOING TO TRANSFER THAT SOFTWARE TO US, WHICH WE'RE OKAY WITH.

THERE'S BEEN SOME CHALLENGES WITH IT, SO WE'RE WE'RE EXPLORING DACWA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST MARINA MANAGEMENT MARKETING SOFTWARES OUT THERE. HAD A GOOD CALL WITH THEM TODAY AND LOOKING TO BRING THEM ON BOARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

TO HELP WITH MARKETING, MANAGEMENT, RESERVATIONS, POINT OF SALE, EVERYTHING THAT IS INVOLVED IN MANAGING THE MARINA. SO CHRIS AND HIS COMPANY HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON EXPLORING THAT SOFTWARE AND GETTING IT IN PLACE. AND THAT WILL BE PART OF THE PACKAGE THAT GOES TO THE CITY COMMISSION MARCH 3RD. TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO DO EVERYTHING NECESSARY TO QUICKLY BRING EVERYTHING IN-HOUSE SO WE DON'T MISS A BEAT. YOU NAILED A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERED THEM.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CHRIS PRESENTED TO US WAS A NEW LOGO FOR THE MARINA AT THE LAST MEETING. IS THAT TRADEMARKED BY OASIS ALLIANCE? DOES THAT BELONG TO US? IT'S VERY MUCH, YEAH.

IT'S VERY MUCH BACK OFFICE FUNCTIONS THAT WE DON'T SEE THAT THEY WERE DOING IN THE BACKGROUND. DO THEY HAVE ANY HOLD ON US TO SAY? YOU CAN HAVE IT AT A COST? BUT THOSE KIND OF THINGS COULD BE A HIDDEN THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT. SOCIAL MEDIA. YEP, SOCIAL MEDIA. EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE IN OUR NAME.

YEAH, SO THE LOGO SPECIFICALLY THAT YOU MENTIONED, THE NEW LOGO IS NOT OASIS LOGO.

IT'S NOT ALLIANCE LOGO. WE MADE THAT VERY CLEAR. IT'S A FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA LOGO, SO THERE IS NO TRADEMARK ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WHICH IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE NOW WE ALREADY HAVE A LOGO THAT'S READY TO GO. WHEN AN ALLIANCE, AN OASIS, WALK OUT THE DOOR.

AS FAR AS THE OTHER FILES THAT YOU MENTIONED, YEAH, A DROP BOX HAS BEEN SET UP.

EVERYTHING'S BEEN GETTING DUMPED IN. FILES ARE BEING MOVED OVER THE DAY. LEGAL IS LOOKING OVER EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO SURPRISES THERE. SO, I MEAN, WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THAT.

QUESTIONS? FOR MADAM CHAIR, JUST A TECHNICAL QUESTION.

JEREMIAH MENTIONED THAT IT WOULD HELP IF WE VOTED TO SUPPORT, WHICH WE'VE DONE.

LAST TIME WITH ALAN MILLS, YOU KNOW, LEADING THE DISCUSSION ON THAT. THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR KATIE OR JAKE. CAN WE TAKE A VOTE AT THIS TIME, OR DO WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL BOARD MEMBER REPORTS? YOU CAN TAKE A VOTE ON THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME IF YOU'RE INCLINED TO. YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION AND TAKE A VOTE.

I WOULD. MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD SUPPORT THE CITY'S DECISION TO MANAGE THE MARINA IN-HOUSE.

OKAY. SECOND. I THINK THIS

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MEMBER ROWLAND? YES. MEMBER COOK? YES. CHAIR SCHAEFER? YES. OKAY, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.2, WHERE THE MARINER MANAGER WILL GIVE AN UPDATE, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME, AS IT PERTAINS TO ANYTHING GOING ON HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN, THE WATERFRONT? I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. I HAVE ONE. CAN YOU GO OVER THE REVENUE COLLECTED FOR PAID PARKING FOR LAST WEEK, LET'S SAY? OKAY, SO YEAH, PAID PARKING, THE PROGRAM BEGAN FEBRUARY 2ND.

THAT WAS THE PRE-REGISTRATION PERIOD, SO YOU COULD BEGIN APPLYING FOR PERMITS. THE PROGRAM DIDN'T GO LIVE AS TO ACTIVE PAID PARKING IN THE ZONE UNTIL FEBRUARY 16TH. SO, AS MEMBER SHARP MENTIONED, WE'VE COLLECTED REVENUES HERE FOR A WEEK. MOST OF THAT CAME FROM PERMITS. THOSE ARE NON-CITY RESIDENT PERMITS, THE MAJORITY OF THEM, BECAUSE THE COST TO CITY RESIDENTS ARE $0. SO THERE'S NO REVENUE. BROUGHT IN FOR THAT. IF ANYTHING, IT'S AN EXPENSE.

BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S $70,000, $80,000 FOR NON-CITY RESIDENT PERMITS.

AND THEN, FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF PAID PARKING, THE HOURLY RATE THAT'S CHARGED FOR ON-STREET PARKING, IT WAS $21,000. SO JUST OVER $100,000 AT THE END OF WEEK ONE. WHEN WILL THEY START PUTTING THAT MONEY INTO EFFECT OR GETTING SOMETHING DONE? THAT'S, THAT'S... THAT INVOLVES BOND COUNCIL, MEMBER COOK. BOND COUNCIL, THEY WANT TO SEE DEPENDENT, RELIABLE REVENUES, SO IT'S NOT LIKE ONE WEEK, HERE'S THE LOAN. IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY. BUT, I MEAN, IT'LL TAKE SOME TIME. IT'LL TAKE SOME TIME. DO THEY HAVE A FIRST STEP, FIRST ITEM TO SPEND IT ON? SIR? DO THEY HAVE AN ITEM, NUMBER ONE, TO SPEND IT ON? THERE'S A COUPLE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN EARMARKED FOR THE PAID PARKING REVENUE TO BE USED FOR. SECTIONS OF SEAWALL, PHASE 2 OF THE REDID... THE DEMOLITION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF BRETT'S, THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION, I MEAN, THOSE ARE THE TOP THREE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED FOR USING THOSE DOLLARS FOR.

SO TIME WILL TELL, BUT I MEAN, THOSE ARE STILL UP FOR, THERE STILL NEEDS TO BE FUNDING FOR THOSE PROJECTS TO HAPPEN. I THINK Y'ALL CAN MAKE SOME SIGNS AND STICK UP IN THE GROUND WHENEVER YOU'RE WORKING ON SOMETHING. THIS IS WHAT PAID PARKING IS DOING FOR US.

WE'LL TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT. SO WE'VE COLLECTED $100,000 IN WEEK ONE WITHOUT ENFORCEMENT. CORRECT.

SO ENFORCEMENT BEGINS FEBRUARY, EXCUSE ME, MARCH 16TH. SO WE'RE TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM THREE WEEKS, ABOUT THREE WEEKS AWAY FROM ACTUAL WHAT WE CALL HARD ENFORCEMENT. HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK, THEY'LL START WITH WARNINGS.

SO JUST THE WHOLE POINT OF THE GRACE PERIOD WAS TO EASE INTO IT. SO PEOPLE, IT'S COMPLETE COMMUNITY CHANGE.

IT REALLY IS. SO IT'S TO EASE INTO IT SO PEOPLE BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT'S ABOUT, AND NOT IMMEDIATELY GETTING HIT WITH A CITATION OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SEE A SIGN OR DIDN'T KNOW. SO THAT WAS A PART OF THE GRACE PERIOD, THE 30-DAY GRACE PERIOD. SO THEN WARNINGS WILL START HERE IN ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK, AND THEN AFTER THAT THEY'LL MOVE TO HARD ENFORCEMENT WITH CITATIONS.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, AS EVIDENCE OF THE NUMBERS I JUST MENTIONED, THERE WERE OVER 1,000 TRANSACTIONS, 1,020 TRANSACTIONS ON SATURDAY, TWO DAYS AGO. AND THAT'S JUST PEOPLE SEEING SIGNAGE AND COMPLYING. SO THAT'S A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE START, ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY, FOR REALLY HONOR SYSTEM. PAY PARKING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO, THERE'S NO COLLECTION.

COLLECTED REVENUE THAT DAY, JUST A LITTLE OVER SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.

UM, JUST FOR MY KNOWLEDGE, I TRY TO, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BARELY NICELY. UM, SO I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS IF I KNOW THEM CONCRETELY. UM, I HAD. I SAW A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT PEOPLE WONDERING WHERE THE BUSES WILL PARK AND HOW MUCH THEY PAY. I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIELD THAT QUESTION, FEEL THAT ANSWER. SO, WITH WITH PAID PARKING, YOU HAVE A 20 MINUTE GRACE PERIOD. YOU ALSO HAVE LOADING ZONES UNDER A NUMBER OF LOADING ZONES. NOT JUST FOR BUSES, BUT FOR ALL THE ALL THE VEHICLES THAT COME DOWN AND SUPPORT UNLOADING FOOD AND MATERIALS AND DELIVERIES FOR THE RETAIL BUSINESSES, THE RESTAURANTS. SO THERE'S QUITE A FEW LOADING ZONES HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE AND THEY

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WE ALSO HAVE THE BUS, BOAT, TRAILER PARKING AREA, I MEAN, AN AREA THAT'S BEEN SOMEWHAT, YOU KNOW, OF A DECISIVE AREA AS FAR AS WHAT PARKS THERE AND WHEN AND HOW. SO THAT'S STILL TAGGED, OR, EXCUSE ME, STILL SIGNED. FOR BUS AND BOAT TRAILER PARKING AREA ONLY. SO THE BUSES CAN PARK THERE. SO, I MEAN, AS FAR AS, I MEAN, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT.

AND THERE'S NO CHARGE FOR THAT SPACE FOR ANYONE? NO, CORRECT, CORRECT. THERE'S A NUMBER OF LOADING ZONES THEY USE. I KNOW THE TOUR BUSES DO SOMETIMES USE THE LOADING ZONE RIGHT THERE ALONG FRONT STREET, NEXT TO PARKING LOT A.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO BRING IT UP OR ASK. I SAW IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE CITY. SHOULD I ASK THAT LATER? OH YEAH, ON MARLIN BARREL. OLD FACTORY BUILDING. YEAH, SO Y'ALL, HOW DID I MISS THAT? SO, YEAH, PART OF Y'ALL'S LAST RECOMMENDATION AT THE LAST MEETING. WAS TO RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSION TO PURSUE THAT PARCEL. THAT WAS PART OF THE CONVERSATION AT THE COMMISSION'S VISIONING WORKSHOP. THAT WAS A GOAL THAT THEY SET FOR THIS YEAR. IT MAY BE, MAY BE ONE OF THE FIRST GOALS THAT THE CITY COMPLETES THIS YEAR. THERE IS AN OFFER, A PENDING OFFER FOR CONSIDERATION. IT GOES TO THE COMMISSION HERE AT THE NEXT COMING COMMISSION MEETING.

I THINK IT'S A 3-3 MEETING AS WELL. I'M LOOKING AT KATIE FOR CONFIRMATION. YEAH. YEAH, A 3-3 MEETING AS WELL. SO THERE'S BEEN GOOD CONVERSATION, AND IT'S IN DISCUSSION. AND THE INTENT WOULD BE TO USE ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT FEES FOR THE PURCHASE OF THAT PARCEL. THAT'S OF COURSE A PROJECT WITHIN THE CRA, SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE WITHIN THE CRA FOR THAT PARCEL. THE CITY HALL MIGHT MOVE NEXT DOOR? IT WAS IN THE NEWSPAPER. THE CITY MANAGER AT THE VISITING SESSION MADE IT CLEAR THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL USES FOR THAT PROPERTY. IT IS, YES, CITY HALL IS A POSSIBILITY DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE AGE. LIMITED SIZE OF THIS FACILITY. THIS BUILDING IS OVER 120 YEARS OLD NOW. AND THE PARCEL, THE PARKING LOT JUST TO THE NORTH OF THAT, OF COURSE, IS A CITY-OWNED PARCEL. JUST TO THE WEST OF THE 115 SOUTH 2ND STREET IS A SMALL, CITY-OWNED PARCEL THAT RUNS RIGHT ALONG THE TRACKS THERE.

SO IT MADE SENSE TO BRING THAT INTO THE CITY INVENTORY.

THERE'S POTENTIAL USE FOR STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS, ANOTHER PARKING LOT. THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIONS, THE CITY HALL IS AN OPTION, BUT THERE'S A NUMBER OF OPTIONS FOR THE CITY TO USE TO JUSTIFY ACQUIRING THAT PARCEL. CAN YOU GIVE US ANY KIND OF TIMELINE OR UPDATE ON THIS NEW PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT THAT'S NORTH OF THE MARINA? I DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION OF THAT. I'M LOOKING TO SOME PEOPLE THAT MIGHT, AND I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO AN AREA THERE. IT'S COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A SIMMONS PROPERTY. THEY DID COME TO TRC, OUR MOST RECENT TRC. I THOUGHT THERE WAS GOOD DIALOGUE AND DISCUSSION, FEEDBACK WITH THE APPLICANT, SOME TYPICAL COMMENTS FROM CITY STAFF, REVIEWERS, AND IT'S BACK IN THEIR COURT.

IT WAS A VERY CONCEPTUAL PLAN.

THEY'VE GOT TO GET, OBVIOUSLY, FULL-BLOWN ENGINEERING PLANS FOR THAT GROUP TO REVIEW. BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD MEETING, AND I THINK YOU'LL HEAR SOME MORE ABOUT IT HERE IN THE COMING MONTHS. WE'LL ACTUALLY BRING IT BACK TO THIS BOARD FOR AN OPEN DISCUSSION. AS WELL, YOU WANT, YEAH, SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'LL BE SEEING IT NEXT MONTH. HEY, ALL RIGHT. YEAH, ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU KNOW?

[6.2 MARINA MANAGER REPORT]

I WAS WORRIED THAT TAKING THAT SIGN DOWN, YOU WERE LEAVING US. NO, NO, THAT I'M NOT. CHRIS FERGUSON, MARINA GENERAL MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF ITEMS, SORT OF A YEAR-TO-DATE FINANCIAL, AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER UPDATES ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS. YOU KNOW, JEREMIAH MENTIONED THE OASIS ALLIANCE TRANSITION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, OF COURSE. WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE DINGHY DOCK, WHEN THAT PROJECT'S GOING TO START, THE AWARDED CONTRACTOR, WHERE WE STAND WITH REMOVAL OF THE AQUA BIKES, SOMEWHAT OF AN EYESORE AS PART OF THE MARINA CURRENTLY. TALK ABOUT THE NEW FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA LOGO. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SECONDARY LOGO THAT WE'LL BE UTILIZING FOR ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS.

AND THEN THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD HAD ASKED FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIGN TO BE ADDED,

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DEBT, FUEL REVENUE, WE'RE ABOUT $22,500 AHEAD YEAR-OVER-YEAR. MARGIN OPERATING IN THAT 32 TO 32.5% RANGE, WHICH IS SORT OF WHAT WE BUDGET, AS WELL AS HOW WE'RE PERFORMING YEAR OVER YEAR IN COMPARISON TO LAST YEAR. LABOR, WE ARE AHEAD OF LAST YEAR ON OUR LABOR SPEND, BUT WE ARE ABOUT $38,000 UNDER BUDGET. WE UTILIZE OUR LABOR EXCEPTIONALLY WELL WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO. TO BE LIGHT THROUGHOUT OUR OPERATIONS, WE WILL WHEN WE NEED.

IN STORM SCENARIOS AND DAYS LIKE THIS, WHERE WE MAY NEED TO HAVE EXTRA HANDS ON DECK FOR INCOMING BOATS, WE WILL UTILIZE THAT EBB AND FLOW.

TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES, AGAIN, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD FOR THE YEAR, AT ABOUT $136,000 UNDER BUDGET FROM LAST YEAR. THAT REALLY IS BASED ON WHEN CERTAIN PROJECTS HIT.

SO WE'VE GOT A BIG PROJECT COMING UP WITH THE DINGHY DOCK, SO THAT WILL IMPACT OVERALL EXPENSES.

BUT WE KNEW THAT WAS COMING, SO WE WANTED TO BE COGNIZANT OF THAT AND REALLY MANAGE OUR EXPENSES WELL. AND M. IN AND AROUND THE SAME THAT WE WERE LAST YEAR. AND OVERALL, NOI 31,000 AHEAD OF LAST YEAR, WHICH IS ABOUT A 12.4% GAIN YEAR OVER YEAR. SO SEEING NICE GAINS IN THE OPERATIONS. WE DID, YOU KNOW, WE DID BRING IN SOME ADDITIONAL LONG-TERM BOATS WITH THE ABSENCE OF FLOW HOMES, AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO MAXIMIZE OCCUPANCY AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY. NATE.

WHO IS MY? AGM, DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB IN MANAGING OUR TRANSIENT BUSINESS, ALL OF OUR SEASONAL BUSINESS, AS WELL AS WORKS WITH ME ON THE ANNUAL. SO IT'S A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP. AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS THIS YEAR AND FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

YOU KNOW, ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME IN REFERENCE TO ALLIANCE, THE TRANSITION, I WILL SAY, I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED. I THINK THIS IS THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN FOR THE MARINA. I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, ASSUMING EVERYTHING GETS APPROVED.

AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE JEREMIAH SAID, WITH SOME OF THE SOFTWARE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, JUST TO BE ABLE TO FINE-TUNE OUR OPERATIONS.

AND REALLY, IT ALLOWS US TO PLAY IN AND AROUND AND WITH THE BIG BOYS IN THE INDUSTRY. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS FERNANDINA BEACH. IT'S A GREAT, GREAT LOCATION TO VISIT. IT'S EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE WATER. AND I THINK THE PLATFORMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ARE REALLY GOING TO HELP POSITION US EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, JUST FINE TUNING HOW WE MANAGE THE BUSINESS. CURRENTLY, WE SPEND A LOT OF MANPOWER MANAGING THE SYSTEM. WITH. THE SYSTEMS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT ARE REALLY GOING TO HELP IN THE EFFICIENCY, THE OVERALL EFFICIENCY OF THE OPERATION. ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. SO ON THE FINANCIALS THAT YOU JUST POSTED, THERE YOU GO. ARE THOSE, IS THAT REVENUE THAT COMES TO THE CITY, OR IS THAT JUST OVERALL REVENUE THAT THE WHOLE MARINE HAS COLLECTED? AND THEN IT'S SPLIT UP TO THE CITY? AND THEN WHAT OASIS TAKES? NO, WELL, OASIS IS PAID VIA A MANAGEMENT FEE. AND THEN THE ANCILLARY REVENUE THAT'S GENERATED WITH INSIDE THE MARINA. STORE IS OASIS, BUT OASIS ALSO PAYS A MONTHLY LEASE FOR THE STORE IN AND OF ITSELF. BUT REALLY, ALL OF THE REVENUE IS CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, OUTSIDE OF, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE FEES THAT ARE PAID TO ALLIANCE. WHICH LINE ITEM? WOULD THAT BE UNDER THEN, I GUESS? I THINK YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO ASK. YEAH, I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE WHAT. IT WOULD FALL UNDER TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES.

THAT NUMBER SHOULD BE DIFFERENT AT THE END OF THE YEAR? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, WE'RE UNDER BUDGET. BUT YEAH, THE MANAGEMENT FEE BEING PAID

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ONCE THAT GETS FINALIZED AND WE HAVE DEFINITIVE INFORMATION, WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING THAT TO THE TABLE, BUT IT IS PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH WITH THEM, BUT IT COULD YIELD A SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT FOR US. I LIKE THAT. AS DO WE.

I HAVE A QUESTION OUTSIDE THE FINANCIAL PART, BUT I'M OUT THERE A LOT, YOU KNOW. AND THERE IS A LOT OF NEAR MISSES EVERY DAY OUT THERE FROM INEXPERIENCED BOATERS AND RENTALS AND THINGS.

AND WE'VE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT ESTABLISHING A BETTER CAMERA COVERAGE OUT THERE. CAN YOU, MAYBE BY NEXT MONTH OR THE MONTH AFTER, PROVIDE US WITH WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO COVER EVERY INCH OF THAT MARINA? INCLUDING THE WATERWAY INSIDE THE DOCKS WITH CAMERA COVERAGE. IT CANNOT BE THAT MUCH MONEY. AND I ALMOST GOT HIT LAST TIME I WAS COMING IN. I CAN GET WITH THE IT DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN, BUT I BELIEVE. AS PART OF THE WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT, WITH THE NEW BOARDWALK, THE NEW ACCESS AND GANGWAYS TO AND FROM THE INDIVIDUAL DOCKS, THERE IS PROPOSED A NEW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT, A SECURITY SYSTEM, SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR IN AND THROUGHOUT THAT ENTIRE MARINA AREA. I THINK FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OF BOATS, I MEAN, THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE, ESPECIALLY FOR COMMERCIAL BOATS, IS ANNOUNCING THEIR DEPARTURE FROM THE MARINA. I KNOW IN PREVIOUS OPERATIONS THAT I'VE RUN, CHARTER BOATS WILL MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT THEY ARE DEPARTING, ESPECIALLY THE LARGER ONES, WILL MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT THEY ARE DEPARTING, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE IN A NARROW FAIRWAY. SO IF THERE IS AN INBOUND VESSEL, I THINK ANY BOAT, AND WE CAN PUT THIS OUT THROUGH AN E-BLAST TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS THAT UPON INGRESS AND EGRESS, THEY CAN MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. THEY CAN ALWAYS CONTACT THE DOCK OFFICE AND ASK IF WE HAVE ANY INBOUND VESSELS BEFORE THEY THROW LINES OR WHEN THEY ARE ON THE WAY IN. ASK IF WE HAVE ANY OUTBOUND VESSELS FROM A DEFINED AREA BECAUSE WE KNOW OF THE TRAFFIC THAT WE'RE CONTROLLING. WE CAN GIVE.

UPDATED, YOU KNOW, ACCURATE INFORMATION AT THE DROP OF A HAT. I APPRECIATE THE ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT I THINK IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE COVERED WITH CAMERAS SO THAT THERE'S AN ACCURATE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO. I SAID, HE SAID, THING GOING ON. IF YOU COVER THAT WHOLE SPACE WITH CAMERAS, THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IF PEOPLE ARE MONITORING THEIR CUSTOMERS, FOR INSTANCE, WELL ENOUGH AND PROVIDING THAT KIND OF INSTRUCTION. HOW THEY SHOULD DEPART THAT AND ARRIVE IN THAT MARINA. I DON'T KNOW THE DEFINITIVE LOCATIONS THAT THE CAMERAS ARE PROPOSED, BUT I DO KNOW THERE HAS BEEN CONVERSATION REGARDING AN ENHANCED SURVEILLANCE, A.K.A.

SECURITY SYSTEM IN AND THROUGHOUT THE MARINA, BUT THAT WILL BE PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT. AND THAT WILL BE A CONVERSATION YOU'RE A PART OF? YEAH, I'M ACTUALLY A PART OF THE MAJORITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS MOVING FORWARD THAT ARE IMPACTING THE MARINA, FROM FUEL SYSTEMS TO BOARDWALKS. TO IT, THE WHOLE SHOOTING MATCH. WE ARE PLAYING AN ACTIVE ROLE AND ABSOLUTELY HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE TO HELP IN THE EVOLUTION OF WHAT'S TO COME. I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT COMMITTEE REALLY CONSIDERS 100%

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WE'LL BE WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH THEM. THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF ORDERING MATERIALS AS WE SPEAK. AND AGAIN, WE EXPECT THAT PROJECT WILL START IN MARCH AND SHOULD BE COMPLETE BEFORE MID-MAY. WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE IT DONE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. BECAUSE JUNE IS WHEN WE ENVISION MOST LIKELY MOVING SOME OF THE BOATS OFF A AND B, IF NOT ALL OF THEM, AND THEN JULY, THE PROJECT REALLY KICKS INTO FULL SWING. SO WE REALLY ARE PUSHING TO HAVE THE PROJECT DONE BY THE END OF APRIL. THAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL. MID-MAY WOULD BE THE OUTSIDE DATE, AND THAT'S JUST BUILDING IN WEATHER, DAYS, ET CETERA.

SO, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT PROJECT? AND JEREMIAH, MAYBE YOU, BUT WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE GETTING STARTED ON THE BREATH STIMULATION? IT REALLY HINGES ON ARMY CORPS APPROVAL, PERMANENT ISSUANCE. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL. TRACKING TO BID THE PROJECT HERE APRIL, MAY, AND THEN HAVE A CONTRACTOR IN PLACE JUNE AND JULY TO BEGIN DEMOLITION.

BUT AGAIN, IT HINGES ON APPROVAL FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. SO OF THE THREE PERMITS THAT WE APPLIED FOR, ONE WAS ATLANTIC SEAFOOD, AND THAT WAS ISSUED A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY. THE OTHER TWO ARE MORE INVOLVED BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT BOTH THE DEMOLITION AND THEN THE SEGMENTS OF SEAWALL RIGHT THERE. SO THOSE ARE TWO PERMITS. BUT YOU WERE WAITING ON THOSE PERMITS. WE'LL JUMP TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THE AQUA BIKES THAT I THINK EVERYBODY'S SEEN SITTING DOWN ON THE DINGHY DOCK FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WE'VE HAD TO BASICALLY RESTART THE PROCESS TO GET TO MOVE THOSE BIKES OUT OF THE MARINA. THE OWNER OF THE BUSINESS HAS RECEIVED A CERTIFIED LETTER. WE DO HAVE THE REQUIRED NOTICES, NOT ONLY ON EVERY SINGLE BIKE. WE HAVE IT POSTED AT THE DOCK OFFICE, AS WELL AS THE BOATERS LOUNGE.

AND THEN THIS WEDNESDAY, AN AD WILL RUN IN THE PAPER FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.

ONCE WE COMPLETE THOSE COMPONENTS OF THE PROCESS, APRIL 27TH, IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE FULL PAYMENT FROM THE OWNER, THE BIKES WILL BE LISTED ON GOVDEALS. AND THEN MAY 4TH, FINAL SALE WILL BE COMPLETE AND THEY WILL BE UP AND OUT OF THE MARINA. SO THE EYESORE WILL BE GONE. WE'LL BE TEMPORARILY RELOCATING THEM DURING THE REHAB OF THE DINGHY DOCK AS WELL. IS THERE A LIEN HOLDER AGAINST THOSE THINGS? THERE'S NO LIENS AGAINST THE BIKES.

THE LEGAL PROCESS THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING, IF WE DON'T RECEIVE PAYMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE CERTIFIED LETTER, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO. THEN POST THEM FOR SALE, SELL THEM, GIVE A BILL OF SALE, AND MOVE THEM OUT.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO FILE A FORMAL LIEN. HOW MUCH ARE THEY DELINQUENT ON? WELL, I WILL SAY THIS. THEY ARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $4,000 TO $5,000, I BELIEVE, BUT WE DID BASICALLY TAKE THE RATE TO ZERO, SO WE WEREN'T JUST CONTINUING TO ACCUMULATE AN OUTSTANDING BALANCE ON THE BIKES. WE REALLY WANTED TO TRY TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE WHAT WE COULD TO GET THEM GONE. I DON'T ENVISION THE OWNER ACTUALLY STEPPING UP AND COVERING THE OUTSTANDING DEBT, SO THEY WILL BE MOST LIKELY SOLD ON GOVDEALS. NEXT. THE LOGOS. LAST MEETING, I HAD MENTIONED THE HORIZONTAL LOGO.

WE WERE SUBMITTING IT FOR APPROVAL. THAT IS THE NEW LOGO. NOW WE DO HAVE THE OVAL LOGO. WE HAVE IT WITH AND WITHOUT THE GPS COORDINATES, DEPENDING ON THE APPLICATION.

AND THEN THE HORIZONTAL LOGO AS WELL, AGAIN, DEPENDING ON THE APPLICATION, WHETHER IT'S FOR COLLATERAL, WHETHER IT'S FOR RETAIL. SOME ITEMS LOOK BETTER WITH THE OVAL. OTHERS LOOK

[00:35:01]

AND OASIS HAS NO CLAIM WHATSOEVER. TO THAT LOGO. AND WE THINK THAT TURNED OUT EXCEPTIONALLY WELL. WE THINK IT REPRESENTS THE MARINA EXCEPTIONALLY WELL, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO TRULY BE KNOWN AS FERNANDINA HARBOR MARINA. AND LASTLY, MEMBER MILLS, I THINK LAST MEETING, HAD MENTIONED THAT. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A NO SMOKING SIGN BEYOND THIS POINT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ADDITION TO THE MAIN GANGWAY. THAT WAS INSTALLED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND IT JUST REMINDS PEOPLE AS THEY MOVE DOWN TOWARDS A WORKING DOCK, WE DO HAVE FUEL, WE DO HAVE THINGS HAPPENING.

AND THEREFORE, NO SMOKING IS ALLOWED BEYOND THAT POINT, ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE DISPENSERS WHEN FUELING VESSELS. WHAT ABOUT THE SIGNAGE FOR THE BOAT OWNERS ONLY? IS IT STILL UP? DID THEY TAKE IT DOWN? IT'S STILL UP. AND THE COMMISSION? RECEIVED YOUR FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATION, AND WE JUST HAVE NOT HEARD BACK AT THIS POINT. OKAY. AND OUTSIDE OF THAT, I MEAN, IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL... WE HAVE ONE. SURE.

MAYBE A COUPLE. OKAY, FIRE AWAY. LAST MINUTE, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE MOORING FIELD AND THE SURVEY BEING DONE. YES. WHAT'S THE UPDATE STATUS AND POTENTIAL FOR REPAIR AND GETTING THOSE MOORING BALLS BACK ONLINE? WE COMPLETED THE SURVEY. WE ARE FINALIZING OUR MATERIAL LIST.

WE HAVE TWO SOURCES FOR THE MATERIALS. WE BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH CONSOLIDATED RIGGING BASED ON PRICING. ONCE WE HAVE THAT, THE DIVER THAT WE UTILIZE FOR THE SURVEY WILL BE REPLACING ALL OF THE SHACKLES THAT MARRY THE PENNANT TO THE ACTUAL MOORING ITSELF.

ALL OF THOSE WILL BE REPLACED.

WHEN HE WENT THROUGH AND DID THE SURVEY, HE DID BASICALLY RE-SECURE USING STRIP TIES AND WIRE. TO MAKE SURE NOTHING BACKED OFF, NONE OF THE NUTS OR BOLTS BACKED OFF. BUT ALL OF THAT'S GOING TO BE REPLACED BASED ON WEAR AND TEAR. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE ORDERING TWO ADDITIONAL MOORINGS THAT ARE BASICALLY FROM THE CHAIN ON THE FLOOR UP, INCLUDING THE MOORING BALL, PENDANT, ETC. SO WITHIN HOPEFULLY WILL BE A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'LL BE BACK TO 16 FULLY OPERATIONAL. AND THEN THE GOAL WILL BE TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND UPON THE MOORING FIELD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

SURE. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL. THANKS, CHRIS.

APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, NEW

[7.1 DEVELOPMENT OF WORK PLAN]

OKAY, SO WE DISCUSSED THIS BRIEFLY AT OUR LAST MEETING.

PART OF YOUR RESOLUTION CREATING, THE BOARD DISCUSSES PUTTING A WORK PLAN TOGETHER. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT PRIORITIZING IS A CRA SUPPLEMENT. LAWS HAVE CHANGED AND ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT THE BOARD, THE CRAB BOARD, DID IS FINALLY HOPEFULLY GETTING TO BE PHASED IN. AND WE NEED YOUR HELP WORKING WITH THE CRA TO PUT TOGETHER A SUPPLEMENT SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START SPENDING SOME TIF MONEY. OKAY. IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU ALL WERE SUPPOSED TO BRING IN YOUR HOMEWORK. OKAY. I MISSED THE LAST MEETING. SO IS THE TASK TO PRIORITIZE THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ALREADY DID, OR IS TO COME UP WITH A NEW NEW SET OF IDEAS TO THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA WORK ON? EITHER? OR SO WE DO HAVE.

THE CRA PRIORITIES YOU ALSO HAVE AS THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD, PRIORITIES AND A WORK PLAN THAT YOU CAN PUT TOGETHER FOR THINGS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IN THE WHOLE FOOTPRINT OF THE WATERFRONT. THAT INCLUDES THE CRA AND THE CRA PLAN. AND THE SUPPLEMENT IS GOING TO BE A BIG PART OF THE WORK YOU'LL DO THIS YEAR, HOPEFULLY.

BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING OUTSIDE

[00:40:02]

LET'S PULL UP THE CRA.

BECAUSE, I MEAN, TO ME, IN MY MIND, LIKE, NOTHING'S REALLY CHANGED.

WE'RE STILL CRA BOARD, BUT WE ADDED THE MARINA. YES.

SO WITH THE CRA SUPPLEMENT, IN THE CRA PLAN, WE DO HAVE OUR OBJECTIVES AND OUR GOALS AND THE PROJECTS TO MEET THOSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY SPEND... CRA FUNDING, WE NEED TO FLUSH THEM OUT A LITTLE BIT BETTER WITH A SUPPLEMENT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK TO YOU NEXT MONTH. IS BASED ON SOME OF YOUR FEEDBACK TONIGHT AND STAFF PROJECT.

YEAH, CAN I JUMP IN? ABSOLUTELY. SO, JUST FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO WEREN'T ON THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD, ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY WORKED ON BACK IN 2024 TIMEFRAME WAS LOOKING AT THE 2005 CRA PLAN, WHICH LISTED OUT A NUMBER OF OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE OVERALL FRAMEWORK OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE CRA. AND THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD SPENT QUITE A LOT OF TIME GOING THROUGH, REVIEWING THOSE OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES, IDENTIFYING WHICH ONES HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, IDENTIFYING WHICH ONES WERE NO LONGER RELEVANT, AND THEN KIND OF ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES AND REORDERED THE PRIORITIES. WHAT WE'RE HAVING TO DO NOW WITH THIS SUPPLEMENT IS A STATE STATUTE-DRIVEN REQUIREMENT TO, THEIR WORD. LIST OF KIND OF VERY BROAD PROJECTS IN THE CRA. BUT NOW THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GENERATING TAX THAT TIF MONEY AND WE'VE GOT PROJECTS LINED UP, STATUTE REQUIRES THOSE DESCRIPTIONS TO BE MUCH MORE PROJECT FOCUSED AND SPECIFIC. SO THINGS LIKE UNDERGROUNDING POWER LINES, THE WATERFRONT, THE SEAWALL, RATS DEMOLITION, ALL OF THAT WAS IN THE OVERALL SCOPE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEFINE THAT, PULLING WHAT WE'VE GOT IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND KIND OF PLUGGING THAT IN. SO, AS KATIE MENTIONED, THAT'LL COME BACK AT OUR NEXT MEETING, BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO HEAR IF THERE'S ANY JUST OVERARCHING PROJECTS OR IDEAS THAT ANYBODY HAD FOR THE CRA. I'M LOOKING AT MR. COOK BECAUSE I KNOW HE HAS ONE. WHICH IS A FUN ONE TO KIND OF START WITH. BUT THAT HELPED EXPLAIN WHERE WE WERE WITH THE OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES, AND KIND OF HOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PICK THEM BACK UP AGAIN. I KNOW I JUST FEEL LIKE WE SPENT SO MUCH INCREDIBLE TIME ON IT. I DID ART OVER. WE'RE NOT STARTING OVER YES LIST IN FRONT OF US. YEAH, SO THAT WE COULD WORK OFF OF THAT.

BUT I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS NEW SIMMONS PROPERTY AS MUCH AS PRACTICAL AS WELL. TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME CITIZEN INPUT ON THAT, WHICH WASN'T A PLAYER IN THE LAST CRA. SO THAT IS PART OF THE CRA. IT IS. I WASN'T PART OF CRAPS, SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WAS WORKED ON.

CAN YOU EMAIL THE WHOLE BOARD, THE CRA, ALL THOSE? I APOLOGIZE. I'M A LITTLE BIT AT A LOSS OF THE SUPPLEMENT, WHAT EXACTLY WE NEED TO DO.

YOU'RE GOING TO BLESS IT AGAIN, LIKE YOU DID WITH THE OBJECTIVES. SO THAT IT CAN THEN GO TO THE CRA EXECUTIVE BOARD AT THEIR APRIL MEETING AND THEN GET ADOPTED, HOPEFULLY BY THE CITY COMMISSION AT THEIR APRIL MEETING. BUT WE DON'T NEED TO DRILL DOWN ANY FURTHER INTO THAT TO SPELL OUT UNDERGROUND UTILITIES. OR, OKAY. YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THAT PRETTY THOROUGHLY AS THE CRAB BOARD. THEY NEVER DID ADOPT WHAT WE DISCUSSED AND COME UP WITH ALL THE STRATEGIES.

WELL, THAT'S PART OF WHAT THIS SUPPLEMENT WILL BE THE START OF. WE'RE GOING TO DO KIND

[00:45:03]

CAN WE JUST PULL UP THE LAST OBJECTIVES? SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE FASTEST WAY TO JUST DO THIS AND UPDATE WHAT WE'VE DONE, WHAT WE HAVEN'T DONE, LIKE WE DID ON THE CRA BOARD. AND THEN NARROWED IT DOWN, THEN WE PUT IT DOWN AND EVEN PUT IT IN, WE EVEN PRIORITIZED IT.

THERE, AND SO TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE DOCUMENT HAS WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT WAS NO LONGER RELEVANT.

BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY SEND THIS OUT TO YOU TOMORROW FOR FOR REVIEW. I THINK THE KEY THING IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT ALL THE WORK THAT THAT BOARD DID IN THE TIME THEY SPENT TO GO AWAY. THIS IS ACTUALLY JUST GETTING IT LEGALLY INTO THE PLAN AND HAVING TO DO A LITTLE MORE ON THE PROJECT SIDE. BECAUSE WHILE WE WERE DOING THIS, SOME FLORIDA STATUTE CHANGED HOW YOU ACTUALLY MODIFY THE PLAN. OKAY, SO FOR TONIGHT, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO EMAIL THIS TO US. WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW IT AND COME BACK TO YOU THE NEXT TIME AFTER WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THIS. OKAY. AND YOU CAN TELL US WHAT STATUTE-WISE HAS CHANGED THAT THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE. I HAVE TO OVERSIMPLIFY IT. CAN WE NOT JUST BRING THIS DOCUMENT AND THIS IS OUR WORK PLAN? NO, THIS ISN'T YOUR FULL WORK PLAN, UNLESS YOU WANT IT TO BE. I THINK YOU WILL BE SPENDING SOME TIME ON THIS. AND ANY AMENDMENTS THAT WE WOULD WANT TO DO TO THE CRA TO FORMALLY ADOPT ALL OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.

THAT'S KIND OF WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT PIECE, THIS NEVER GOT ADOPTED. SO ALL YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A MODIFIED VERSION OF THIS? OR TO PICK OUT TO PRIORITIZE THOSE? OR I DON'T, I DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I THIS IS ALL NEW TO ME, SO I CERTAINLY, AND SO IT IT'S, UH, IT'S NEW TO US AS WELL. THIS IS SOMETHING WE JUST, UH, ACTUALLY CAME OUT OF. A MEETING AT FOUR O'CLOCK TODAY WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY, TALKING ABOUT HOW THE THINGS HAVE CHANGE THAT WE'VE GOT AT THIS POINT. RUN THIS THROUGH THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD, PAB, AND CITY COMMISSION. SO IT'S NEW TO US AS WELL, SO WE'LL BETTER EXPLAIN THOSE STATUTE CHANGES AND SEND YOU THE DOCUMENT SO THAT YOU'RE BETTER PREPARED AT THE NEXT MEETING. BUT THESE OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES LIVE IN OUR CRA PLAN, WHICH DATES BACK TO 2005. SO THESE UPDATES ARE RECOGNIZING WHAT HAS CHANGED AND WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.

BUT EACH YEAR, YOU TECHNICALLY, NOW THAT WE'RE STARTING TO SPEND TIF MONEY, HAVE TO BASICALLY DO THAT EVERY YEAR.

NOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND THE EFFORT THAT WE DID ORIGINALLY GOING THROUGH THIS, BUT EACH YEAR YOU'LL GO THROUGH AND PRIORITIZE WHAT THE TIF FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT ON. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH THE REVENUE IS? WE WILL. OKAY. AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT A WORK PLAN IS. IS IT JUST A LIST OF PRIORITIES? IT'S JUST NOT VERBIAGE I USE ON THE DAY-TO-DAY. WHAT IS A WORK PLAN? SO YOU GET TO REALLY DEFINE IT. THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS. THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT YOU WANT TO BRING FOR DISCUSSION, PROJECTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THE CITY WORK ON. IF

[00:50:03]

THE MOST MATURE. OH, WOW.

WOW. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW.

YOU SAID IT OUT LOUD, DAVID.

YEAH, I KNOW IT. SO, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT COULD BE ON YOUR WORK PLAN IS EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING SOME SORT OF FISHING FACILITY ON OUR WATERFRONT. NOW, YOU UNDERSTAND. SO DOES THAT HELP A LITTLE BIT? I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT DONE THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO DO A FISHING PIER. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ALREADY. I DON'T THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES. WELL, IT COULD BE. ROLL IT DOWN TO IT.

SO, IN GENERAL TERMS...

GENERALLY SPEAKING, STATE LEGISLATION HAS CHANGED TO WHERE. INSTEAD OF AN OVERALL GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO, WE NEED TO START PUTTING SPECIFIC PROJECTS TOGETHER THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE. GIFT MONEY SPENT ON. FOR EXAMPLE, THAT RECORD CATCH THAT MAYBE COULD HAPPEN AGAIN OFF OF FISHING PIER OR THE OPENING OF BROOM STREET. OTHER PROJECTS, BEAUTIFICATION, POTENTIALLY, STREETSCAPING, MORE PARKING PARALLEL, LIKE WE DID IN FRONT OF THE STANDARD MARINE. THOSE KIND OF PROJECTS INSTEAD OF TYPICAL OBJECTIVE AND GOALS, AS WE WANT TO BEAUTIFY AND MAKE BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU WANT US TO DRILL DOWN INTO SPECIFIC TARGETED PROJECTS THAT THE STATE NOW SAYS. WE CAN'T SPEND ANY TIF MONEY UNTIL WE TELL THEM WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND IT ON. CORRECT.

BOTTOM LINE. I THINK THE PHRASE THAT WE HEARD EARLIER TODAY WAS TO GO FROM THE ESOTERIC AND PIE IN THE SKY TO VERY SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO MEET THOSE OBJECTIVES. THAT MAKES SENSE. AND YOU'LL HAVE EXAMPLES AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER THIS DRAFT DOCUMENT, SO YOU'LL SEE HOW WE LAY THAT OUT. I THOUGHT WE WERE PRETTY SPECIFIC, THOUGH, EVEN IN THE CMRA OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES.

WITH SPECIFIC PROJECTS.

BUT THIS MAY BE A LEGAL QUESTION. BUT I'M NOT SURE. IS THE MOORING FIELD INSIDE THE CRA? UH, THE MARINA IS DEFINITELY IN THE CRA? AND THE, UH, THE QUESTION FLIP IT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER IT TONIGHT.

BUT JUST OKAY, I DON'T THINK IT IS, I DON'T THINK IT EXTENDS OUT, IT DOESN'T EITHER. SO WE CAN SPEND TIF FUNDS IN OR REFILL IN? OKAY. THAT'S A QUESTION THAT MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN ANSWER. OKAY. OKAY. SO NEXT WEEK, NO, NEXT WEEK, NEXT MONTH, WE WILL. A WORKING PLAN AND THEN WE'LL DO A SUPPLEMENT.

WE WILL DO THE CRA SUPPLEMENT AND THAT PROCESS WILL HOPEFULLY GO THROUGH BY THE END OF APRIL. AND THEN WE WILL TAKE A STAB AT A POTENTIAL AMENDMENT WHICH WILL REALLY ENCOMPASS A LOT OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE FORMER CROWD BOARD.

PUT TOGETHER. SO THE SUPPLEMENT WILL BE THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY ON. AND THEN THE AMENDMENT WILL BE THAT.

PRIOR, THAT REPRIORITIZATION, ANY ADDITIONS TO OBJECTIVES OR PROJECTS THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN DOING. SO THOSE WILL BE THINGS THAT YOU'LL START THINKING ON FOR THE CRA IN, YOU KNOW. MAY OR JUNE? LOOKING INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. I KIND OF HAVE A LEGAL QUESTION, TOO.

MAYBE, AND YOU MAY BE ABLE

[00:55:01]

YEAH, THAT PROJECT IS JUST ON THIS PARCEL HERE. AND THIS IS A CITY-OWNED, EXCUSE ME, 101 FRONT STREET IS CITY-OWNED.

THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING FOR SIMMONS AND THEM TO CONSIDER, BECAUSE IT MAY KIND OF ENHANCE THEIR PROPERTY SOMEWHAT. I DON'T SEE HOW IT WOULD DOWNGRADE IT. IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL MAY WANT TO LOOK AT. PARTNER ON IT.

YEAH, A PARTNER OR ANYTHING.

SO IN THE WORK PLAN, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE CRA. IT'S GOT TO BE IN THE CRA. IT HAS TO BE IN THE CRA? YES. SO, AS PART OF THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD'S WORK PLAN, SOME OF THE PROJECTS YOU WILL BE WORKING ON INCLUDE THE CRA SUPPLEMENT AND THE CRA AMENDMENT. ARE THERE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU WISH TO CONSIDER IN THIS YEAR'S WORK PLAN FOR THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD? I'M SAYING, THE MOORING BALLS, I CAN'T USE THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN CRA. IT'S PART OF THE WORK PLAN. I DON'T SEE WHY YOU COULDN'T. IT'S PART OF THE WATERFRONT. IT'S PART OF THE MILLENNIA. THAT'S JUST NOT SPECIFIC TO THE CRA PLAN.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T EXPLORE THAT OPTION. YOU CAN'T EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN. THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO THE CRA AREA.

IT'S JUST THE TIF, MONEY WON'T GO TO THE CRA.

EXACTLY. IT'S JUST A FUNDING SOURCE. INCENTIVE MONEY ON THE BORING FIELD. RIGHT.

IT'S GOT TO STAY IN THE CRA.

SO ANYTHING THAT'S IN THE CRA YOU WOULD WANT TO POSSIBLY SPEND CRA FUNDS ON HAS TO BE IN THAT CRA WORK PLAN.

BUT IF YOU WANTED TO EXPLORE OTHER PROJECTS, OTHER IDEAS, OUTSIDE OF THAT CRA FOOTPRINT, THAT'S STILL... RELEVANT TO THE WATERFRONT AREA THAT YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT, AND YOU ALL CAN DEVELOP QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBER

[8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS]

BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OF WHAT SHOULD GO ON THOSE INTERPRETIVE SIGNS, THAT'S A GREAT THING FOR YOU ALL TO BE THINKING ABOUT, CONSIDERING AND SUGGESTING.

THAT'S ANOTHER PART OF THE SAME DEAL. SO WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY SPENDING CRA FUNDS ON IT, AND IT'S NOT GOING

[01:00:02]

JAY, CAN YOU THROW THAT PICTURE OF THE FISH UP THERE AGAIN? WE WANT TO SEE IF THIS IS HIGH-RES ENOUGH TO BECOME AN INTERPRETIVE SIGN.

NO, NO, NO. JUST A QUESTION FOR MR. COOK. WHO CAUGHT THE FISH? LYNN JOYNER. RIGHT. YOU GOOGLED THAT, DIDN'T YOU? NO, NO, NO. HE DATED MY WIFE WHEN THEY WERE IN SCHOOL. ANYHOW, NO BIG DEAL. SHE CAN LEARN HERE.

BUT IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S AN 80-POUND TENNIS LINE. OH, WOW.

AND IT GOES TO SHOW YOU, WHAT COULD A YOUNG... YOU KNOW, YOUNG MAN OR YOUNG GIRL, COME DOWN AND CATCH OFF THE DOCK, YOU KNOW, AND BE PROUD OF IT. I MEAN, STELLA MOORE, YOU REMEMBER MOORE'S BALLANT? YEAH. OKAY, SHE CAUGHT A, SHE WEIGHED 90 POUNDS, AND SHE CAUGHT A 90-POUND DRUMFISH.

NOT OFF THE DOCK, BUT FISHING IN THE AREA HERE. WOW. SO, I MEAN, THOSE RECORDS HAVEN'T BEEN BROKEN YET. NO. WE'LL GIVE SOMEBODY A CHANCE. BECAUSE WE CAN'T FISH OFF THE DOCK.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM, YOU SHOULD FISH OFF THE DOCK.

YOU CAN'T EVEN GO

[9. NEXT MEETING DATE]

THAT'S COOL. THAT'S REALLY NEAT. ALRIGHT, NEXT MEETING DATE. SET YOUR CALENDARS.

MONDAY, MARCH 23RD, 2026. AND THAT MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.