[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:05] I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 14, 2026. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MEMBER SNYDER? HERE. MEMBER SPAULDING? HERE. MEMBER PEARLSTEIN? YEP. VICE CHAIR KOKE? HERE. CHAIR CAMERA? HERE. MEMBER MOUNTJOY? MEMBER CURRY? HERE. MEMBER GUNN AND MEMBER PELICAN HERE WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND [4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ITEM NUMBER FOUR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? NUMBER FIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. [6.1 Advisory Committee Assignment Review] NUMBER SIX, DISCUSSION ITEMS. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REVIEW. CAN I BRING IT HERE OR DO YOU WANT IT ON THE BIG ONE? CAN YOU PUT IT UP, PLEASE? NO PROBLEM. OH, MAYBE NOT. OKAY, HOLD ON. OH, THIS IS SOME SERIOUS COMPUTER WORK. OKAY. THERE WE GO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO ITEM BY ITEM, AND IF SOME OF YOU HAVE SOME THINGS TO DISCUSS, I'LL ASK DURING YOUR ITEM FOR YOU TO PRESENT YOUR FEEDBACK. SO FOR FACILITIES, STAFF MET WITH MEMBERS TO REVIEW THE LIGHTHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS. THE LIGHTHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COUNCIL ON APRIL 16TH. THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE A NEW FENCE. BRICKWORK AROUND THE BASE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE AND SIDEWALK ENHANCEMENTS. SO CHAIR KAMMERER AND MEMBER PELKAN DO YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE THAT YOU HAD IN YOUR MEETINGS? IT WAS A PRODUCTIVE MEETING. MR. MICHELSON WE LEARNED QUITE A BIT ABOUT IT. AFTER THE MEETING I WENT AND DID A DRIVE-BY SITE INSPECTION. AND I WAS IMPRESSED BY THE SITE, THE POTENTIAL IT HAS. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHAT THE BOARD HERE AND THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT FEELS LIKE WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE AND MAKE FULL USE OF THE BEAUTIFUL FACILITY. THERE'S A NICE PIECE OF PROPERTY THERE SURROUNDING THE LIGHTHOUSE. IT HAS POTENTIAL USES. THERE ARE THE FACT THAT IT ISN'T A NEIGHBORHOOD. CREATES A LITTLE BIT OF A ISSUE POSSIBLY. WHEN YOU SAY THINGS TO DO, LIKE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LIKE EVENTS, LIKE WEDDINGS OR LIKE? WELL, I WON'T GO TO SAY IT, JUST MAKE IT, I'LL BE, HAVE IT OPEN MORE HOURS, LIKE MAYBE A WEEKEND DAY AND A WEEKDAY DAY, I WAS THINKING. BUT IT HAS THAT POTENTIAL, WHETHER WE CAN REALIZE THAT OR NOT, REMAINS TO BE SEEN. SCOTT MICHELSON, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. YEAH, SO SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE WENT OVER IS JUST THE FACT THAT THE OLDEST STRUCTURE IN FERNANDINA, IT HAS A LOT OF, HAS THE ABILITY TO HELP FUND ITSELF THROUGH MATCHING GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVED JUST FOR THE JUST FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF IT AND THE LONG-LASTING OF KEEPING THE LIGHTHOUSE. SO, AND IF YOU LOOK AT, WHAT IS IT, TRIPADVISOR, I THINK OUR SCORES ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT GO THERE, THEY GET TO THE GATE AND IT'S CLOSED. SO THERE IS DEFINITELY SOME OPPORTUNITY GOING THROUGH THE RIGHT AVENUES [00:05:01] OF THE POSSIBILITY OF... OF CLIMBING THE LIGHTHOUSE MOST OF THESE LIGHTHOUSES ALONG THE THE EASTERN SEABOARD THEY CHARGE FOR THAT SO UM IT COULD ALMOST BECOME LIKE OUR LITTLE ENTERPRISE FUNDS TO HELP MAINTAIN UM IT BASICALLY MAINTAIN THE GROUNDS AND UM MAINLY THE INFRASTRUCTURE SO I THINK THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES THIS IS THE THE FIRST STEP IN DOING THAT UM AND THEN ONCE WE GET THIS COMPLETED, WE'LL BRING BACK TO YOU SOME OF OUR IDEAS AND GET SOME OF YOUR OPINIONS ON MOVING FORWARD. AS MR. PELICAN HAD STATED, IT IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I DO THINK WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD, NOT TO DISRUPT THE FLOW OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE AREA. SO I THINK WE HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES. I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU. WHO ACTUALLY OWNS THE LIGHTHOUSE PROPERTY THERE? YEAH, SO THE CITY OWNS. OWNS THE PROPERTY OWNS EVERYTHING THAT'S THERE EXCEPT FOR THE LENS ITSELF THE LENS ITSELF IS A PROPERTY OF THE U.S COAST GUARD SO THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY JUST USES IT YEAH SO THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY USES THE COTTAGE AREA UM AND THEN FOR USAGE OF THAT AREA AND THEY DO BOATER SAFETY CLASSES BUT THEY UM THEY GIVE ALL OUR TOURS OUR WHERE WE DO A PERCENTAGE SPLIT ON THAT. SO THEY DO THE TOURS, AND THEY ALSO CLEAN THE LIGHTHOUSE WEEKLY TOO. I THINK THE ONE THING THAT I GOT OUT OF IT IS THE POTENTIAL THAT THIS BRINGS JUST FOR THE CITY, BUT ON A DAILY BASIS INSTEAD OF TWO DAYS A WEEK OR ONE DAY A WEEK OR WHATEVER IT IS NOW, IS TO HAVE IT. WITH AN OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. AND WE ARE A COMMUNITY THAT HAS THE WEATHER THAT BRINGS PEOPLE IN, YOU KNOW, 11 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. SO THAT IN ITSELF IS POTENTIAL REVENUE FOR US. AND AS SCOTT BROUGHT UP TOO, WITH THE LANDSCAPING THAT IS PROJECTED TO BE DONE THERE AND THE UPGRADING OF THE GROUNDS. IT IS ONLY GOING TO INTENSIFY THE BEAUTY OF WHAT WE HAVE. SO, YOU KNOW, SCOTT AND I AND JOHN, I THINK WE ALL LOOKED AT IT FROM THE STANDPOINT, WHAT A PLUS FOR OUR CITY TO PUT THIS ON. YOU KNOW, IF YOU EVER GO TO CAPE HATTERAS, OR IF YOU EVER GO TO THE OUTER BANKS, OR IF YOU GO UP TO MAINE, OR CONNECTICUT EVEN, OR NEW YORK, THE LIGHTHOUSES ARE A BIG PART. OF THEIR REVENUE STREAM AND WHY NOT WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT IN THE COMING YEARS BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF MONEY PUT INTO IT FOR THE RESTORATION OF IT TO BRING IT UP TO THE STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE TODAY AND YOU KNOW I THINK IT'S JUST A PLUS PLUS PLUS NOW THERE'S ONE THING THAT WE ALL HAVE TO AGREE ON IS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH A COMMUNITY IN THE COMMUNITY, IT'S GOING TO BE THE FACTOR OF HOW MUCH WE CAN OCCUPY IT ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. AND I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. AND I THINK NOT ONLY WITH HAVING SELF-GUIDED TOURS AND CLIMBING TOURS, BUT ALSO, AS VICE CHAIR KOKE HAD MENTIONED, JUST HAVING EVENTS. IF WE CAN HAVE EVENTS UP THERE, IF WE CAN HAVE WEDDINGS. SO THERE ARE SOME REQUESTS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH. I THINK FROM A TRAFFIC STANDPOINT AT LEAST WITH THE BECAUSE IT IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA YOU JUST HAVE A BUS THAT PICKS UP AT THE REC CENTER. THERE'S PLENTY OF PARKING THERE JUST KIND OF LIKE WE DID FOR THE LIGHTHOUSE OPENING YOU COULD OFFER THAT IN AS A SERVICE TO THAT PEOPLE COULD PAY FOR I GUESS ONE CONCERN I MIGHT HAVE TO OR AT LEAST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER THE MITIGATION OF THEN HOW MUCH TRAFFIC OR HOW MUCH ACTIVITY THERE WOULD OCCUR BEFORE IT BECOMES LIKE IT I DON'T WANT TO SAY WEARS IT OUT BUT YOU KNOW SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF VOLUME A HIGH VOLUME OF THINGS SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT FINDING THAT SWEET SPOT OF THIS IS A WAY TO GENERATE REVENUE GIVE PEOPLE EXPOSURE BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S YEAH AND I THINK WE CAN FIND THAT SWEET SPOT ABSOLUTELY BECAUSE RIGHT NOW SO ONE OF THE ISSUES IS UM YOU EVEN FROM THE WORKERS THAT ARE GOING IN AND CLIMBING THE LIGHTHOUSE IS IF YOU RUB UP AGAINST THE EXISTING BRICK IT LITERALLY [00:10:03] SCALES CRUMBLES SO SO THAT'S ONE OF THE ONE OF THE FEATURES THAT WERE WERE REPAIRING RIGHT I HAVE A QUESTION. SO HOW DOES IT WORK IF YOU DO THE TOUR? DO YOU PURCHASE IT, THEN GET ON THE BUS, AND THEN... YEAH, SO RIGHT NOW, THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, WE DO A TOUR WHERE YOU SIGN UP THROUGH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. AND WE TRANSPORT UP TO THE LIGHTHOUSE, AND THEN THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY GIVES THE TOUR. OKAY. IT'S AN 80-20 SPLIT. THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY DOES KEEP... WE DO SEND 80% TO THEM BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY DO THE TOUR. A LOT OF THAT MONEY IS SPENT ON THE GROUNDS THEN AND REINVESTED BACK IN. AND WE'RE NOT TALKING A LOT OF MONEY HERE. YEAH. AND THEN THE GROUNDS ARE JUST OPEN FROM 11 TO 2 ON SATURDAY. OKAY, BECAUSE I LIVE NOT FAR FROM THERE. SO I UNDERSTAND NOT WANTING THE EXTRA CAR TRAFFIC TO IT. BUT IT IS NICE IF I'M WALKING MY DOG OR MY KIDS TO JUST STOP BY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD. HOW WE WOULD LIKE WORK THAT OUT BUT THAT WOULD BE NICE TOO AS AN OPTION FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD YEAH AND I THINK THERE'S THERE'S TONS OF PEOPLE JUST WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN UP THERE BUT NOT ONLY HAVE NOT BEEN UP THERE BUT HAVE NEVER CLIMBED THE LIGHTHOUSE SO THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR REVENUE TO HELP SUPPORT THE LIGHTHOUSE SO I APPRECIATE MR. PALAK AND MR. KAMARI YOUR TIME MEETING WITH ME. SO JUST THANKS. MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT, AT THE LAST MEETING, WE SPOKE THAT THE COLUMBARIUM IS IN ITS INITIAL CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS. MEMBER PEARLSTEIN MET WITH MR. MICHELSON TO REVIEW THE DESIGN. AND THEN SCOTT WILL BE PRESENTING AT THE APRIL 21ST REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING ON. ON THE COLUMBARIUM SO UM IS THERE ANY LIGHT YOU'D LIKE TO SHED MISS PROZINE I I LIKE THE PLAN I THINK UM WHOEVER DEVELOPED THE CONCEPTUAL IDEA LISTENED TO PEOPLE WHO WANTED IT MORE FITTING WITH THE AREA UM IT'S AND I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN NOTES IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AS BIG AND DRAMATIC BUT IT'S GOING TO FIT IN UNDER THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT SOME BRICK AND SOME GRANITE ON THE ON THE COLUMBARIUM ITSELF AND THE I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL THEM THE BOXES WITH THE REMAINS ARE LINED UP IN THE SAME DIRECTIONS AS THE TOMBSTONES IN THE GRAVES. IT LOOKS GOOD TO ME I LIKE THAT THEY LISTEN TO A LOT OF THE COMMENTS AND WE'RE GONNA GO OUT TOMORROW MORNING. AND WALK THE AREA. OKAY. I'M SORRY. SO AN IMPORTANT DATE ON THERE IS APRIL 21ST. SO THAT'S NEXT TUESDAY. THAT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION UNDER A PRESENTATION. THE CONSULTANT AND MYSELF WILL BE PRESENTING. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS THE NEXT PHASE OR NEXT STEP IN THIS IS CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. AND THAT IS CURRENTLY BUDGETED IN THIS EXISTING BUDGET. SO IF WE GET THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS ALONG WITH THE LAST PHASE, WHICH IS THE LAST PART I'M WAITING ON, IS ESTIMATES ON PROBABLE CAUSE OF PHASE ONE AND PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ENTIRE BUILD OUT. SO IF WE GET THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, THE NEXT PHASE WILL BE TO BUDGET FOR THIS IN FISCAL YEAR 27, WHICH STARTS OCTOBER 1ST, TO GET THIS BUILT. IF THIS ALL MOVES FORWARD, I WILL HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE ALONG WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON STARTING OUR PRE-SALES TO GET THIS GOING. AND WAS IT DETERMINED, AND SORRY IF I'VE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING THAT SEEMS SO LONG AGO, BUT WAS IT DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD BORROW FROM THE FUND TO... SO THOSE, ONCE WE GET THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, AS OF RIGHT NOW... IT IS CURRENTLY FUNDED IN IMPACT FEES, BUT THAT WILL BE TIGHT THAT WILL BE TIGHTENED UP HERE SHORTLY OKAY, SO THERE'S NO UPDATE ON IVOR ALVAREZ AT THIS TIME STAFF CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS AND SEE WHAT OPTIONS THEY CAN PRESENT TO COMMISSION AT THE APRIL 7TH COMMISSION MEETING DESIGNS FOR THE MLK SOFTBALL FIELD PROJECT WAS APPROVED SO STAFF WILL NOTIFY MEMBERS OF ANY UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS RELATED TO THAT PROJECT WHEN IT COMES [00:15:02] ALONG BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE IT MOVING ANY QUESTIONS OKAY PUBLIC ART LEGAL COUNSEL HAS ADVISED THAT POTENTIAL LOCATIONS WITHIN CITY PARKS AND FACILITIES MUST BE IDENTIFIED. SO WE'RE ASKING, WE'RE GIVING A LITTLE HOMEWORK TO MEMBER CURRY AND VICE CHAIR SHEILA TO COME UP WITH PROPOSED LOCATIONS OF WHERE AROUND THE CITY, OUTSIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA, PUBLIC ART COULD BE INSTALLED. THIS IS ANY CITY PARK OR PROPERTY. MY IDEA IS THAT NEXT TIME I GO TO A SCHOOL, MONTH YOU'LL COME BACK WITH A LIST AND THEN WE CAN JUST THAT'S OUR STARTING POINT AND WE CAN GO FROM THERE YOU GUYS ALREADY HAVE I MEAN IS THERE THERE'S ZERO NO YEAH NO UM WE CAN IT'S JUST A HEAVY LIFT FOR US TO LIKE GO TO EVERY PARK AND IDENTIFY SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE KIND OF SEEING JUST WONDERING IF YOU LIKE MAYBE IF YOU HAVE A LIST OF THINGS THAT YOU ALREADY JUST KNOW THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL AS A KICKING OFF POINT LIKE THEN YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IF THERE'S SOMEWHERE YOU'RE LIKE, OH, WE'VE SEEN SEVERAL SPOTS THAT, OR... YEAH, DEFINITELY. IT KIND OF TRICKLES INTO DOWN HERE, BUT, SO I'M GOING TO SKIP OVER SPECIAL EVENTS REALLY QUICKLY, BUT IN OUR PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS SECTION, NEXT, WE'RE PROPOSING IN OUR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TO... REDO SUNRISE PARK, THE PLAY STRUCTURE SPECIFICALLY, BUT ARTWORK COULD GO UP THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF SPACE, SO THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE OPTION. AND THEN WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS POTENTIALLY UPGRADING THE MAIN BEACH SHADE STRUCTURE. SO I SKIPPED ONE, BUT DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? WELL, HOW DOES THE ART WORK? SO THE LOCATION IS DETERMINED, AND THEN WE TAKE... SO RIGHT NOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THE... THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, ARTISTS CAN LITERALLY PROPOSE ANYWHERE WITHIN CITY LIMITS AS TO WHERE THEY WANT TO PUT THEIR ART. WE HAVE A WHOLE NEW PROCESS SET UP. IT JUST HAS TO BE APPROVED THROUGH LEGAL. AND THE LAST MISSING PIECE IS THAT WE WANT TO PUT LOCATIONS IN IT SO THAT YOU CAN'T JUST SAY, I WANT TO PUT IT UP HERE AND IT'S NOT REALLY A GREAT PLACE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY BACKING AS TO WHY. THE PROPOSED LOCATIONS WILL JUST BE EASIER FOR US TO MANAGE. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE WILL SAY NO TO A RANDOM SPOT THAT ISN'T IN OUR LIST, BUT IT GIVES A LITTLE MORE STRUCTURE. FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE, HEY, I HAVE TO WORK AND I PUT IT. I WANT TO DO SOME ART. IF I HAVE A PLACE, MAYBE THAT HELPS. RIGHT. OKAY. SO FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, DUE TO THE PENDING LEGISLATION THAT IS GOING ON, WE'VE TEMPORARILY PAUSED OUR SPECIAL EVENT PROCESS. ONCE THE LEGISLATION PASSED AND WE KNOW WHAT HAS PASSED WITH IT, WE WILL GO BACK AND MAKE OUR REVISIONS AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO YOU GUYS FOR THE CHANGES. WHAT LEGISLATION IS... SB 1136, I WANT TO SAY. I CAN SEND IT TO YOU. IT HAS SOME GOVERNMENT SPEECH, I WOULD CALL IT, REGULATIONS WHERE WE WOULD... THE WAY WE POST BANNERS AND... POLL BANNERS WOULD BE GOVERNMENT SPEECH ONLY ESSENTIALLY. SO IT DIDN'T PASS IN THE OTHER SESSION THAT'S GOING THROUGH THE SPECIAL SESSION? OR SPECIAL SESSION, IS THAT WHAT IT IS? I'M TAKING LEAD FROM OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT. I DON'T, YEAH. YEAH, SO WE BELIEVE THAT THE BILL, I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO, IT'S GOING TO BE ON GOVERNOR DESANTIS' DESK, AND WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE PASSED. AND IT MIGHT AFFECT SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO DO. ONE OF THEM BEING SPECIFIC POLL BANNERS MAY NOT BE, GOVERNMENTS MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO SHOW THOSE. SO BASICALLY IT WOULD BE MORE OF THESE ARE BANNERS THAT THE CITY IS PUTTING OUT. RIGHT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT'S NOT JUST BANNERS. IT'S ALSO MARKETING. SO IT'S BASICALLY THE CITY. CAN ONLY MARKET ITS OWN THINGS. AND THEN IF AN ORGANIZATION IS HAVING AN EVENT, THEY CAN STILL HAVE THE EVENT. THEY CAN STILL DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY WOULD NORMALLY DO. IT'S JUST WE WOULDN'T MARKET ON THEIR BEHALF. I MEAN, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT NOW. NOT REALLY. THE ONLY THING WE'RE DOING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED MARKETING IS THE BANNERS. THE POLE BANNERS ON THE LIGHT POLES. AND THE 1 OVER 8TH STREET. WHICH WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAVE WHEN WE DO THE STREET LIGHTS, RIGHT? I MEAN, THE POLE BANNERS ARE ESSENTIALLY GOING AWAY, CORRECT? SO, YEAH, WELL. I DON'T THINK THAT THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED YET. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE WAITING ON. [00:20:02] IF IT'S A LAW THAT WE CAN'T DO IT, THEN WE CAN'T DO IT. IF IT DOESN'T BECOME THAT, THEN IT'S GOING TO BE A CONVERSATION THAT WE WILL PRESENT TO THE CITY COMMISSION AND THEN THEY WILL PROVIDE US GUIDANCE ON HOW THEY WANT TO PROCEED. DOES IT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THIS COMING YEAR AT ALL FOR THE ELECTIONS? IT GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 1. WOW. YEP. SO AFTER THAT, THEN WE... BEFORE WE MAKE ANY PRESENTATION SINCE WE'RE SO CLOSE, WE'RE JUST HOLDING. HEY, SKIPPING PLAYGROUNDS. SCOTT, MYSELF, AND JEFFREY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET. IT'S IN DRAFT FORM RIGHT NOW. IT'S DUE FRIDAY, SO WE WILL, YOU KNOW, ONCE THAT GETS. PUSH THROUGH, WE WILL COME BACK AND PRESENT TO YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR BUDGET. AND THEN GOLF, ANYTHING ANYONE WANTS TO SEE IN GOLF. WE DON'T PUT ANYTHING ON THE ENDO? OKAY. BACK ON THE BUDGET PIECE, IS IT POSSIBLE? I MEAN, I THINK WE KNOW SOME OF THE PRIORITIES JUST BECAUSE WE SIT HERE, BUT IT WOULD ALSO BE NICE TO KNOW WHAT... STAFF PRIORITIES ARE, EVEN IF THEY'RE JUST HYPOTHETICAL. YEAH, I MEAN, I CAN TELL YOU. BUILDING THE BUDGET. YEAH, I CAN TELL YOU ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PRIORITIES IN OUR PARKS IS UPGRADING. SORRY, I LOST MY MOUSE HERE. UPGRADING SUNRISE PARK. IT IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF A NEW PLAYGROUND. SO THAT IS ONE OF OUR MAIN PRIORITIES. MAINTAINING OUR BOARDWALKS IS ANOTHER ONE. YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY. SCOTT AND I, OUR GOAL IS TO ALWAYS KEEP WHAT WE HAVE IN GOOD SHAPE. SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING AHEAD OF THINGS, AND THAT'S REALLY HOW WE HANDLED IT THIS YEAR. IT'S JUST UPGRADING AND MAINTAINING. SO IS IT FAIR TO SAY THEN THE MAJORITY OF THE PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, 27, WOULD BE MAINTENANCE? IS THAT JUST MAINTENANCE? DEFINITELY. YEAH. YEAH, SO I THINK MAINTENANCE IS GOING TO BE A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. WE ARE. AS WE MOVE FORWARD EVERY YEAR BUT WE DO HAVE A PLAYGROUND SYSTEM AT SUNRISE PARK THAT IS FAILING THAT WE MUST GET INTO THE BUDGET UM OUR MAIN BEACH SHADE STRUCTURE I THINK THAT IS A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OR A BIG PRIORITY UM BEACH HARMONIZATION UM UH SEASIDE PARK IS THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST PHASE AND IF YOU REMEMBER THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO PAY 30 PERCENT OF THAT SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LARGE DOLLAR ITEM THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH. AND THE MARTIN LUTHER KING FIELDS IS GOING TO BE A LARGE PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH AS WELL, AROUND THE $2 MILLION MARK. WHERE IS SUNRISE? SO SUNRISE PARK IS ON HIGHLAND. YEAH, CLOSE TO HIGHLAND. SUNRISE, I THINK. YEAH, TECHNICALLY IT'S ON SUNRISE. IT'S RIGHT BY THE MARSH. YEAH, ON THE NORTH END, THE NORTH SIDE. AND THEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH IVOR ALVAREZ, THAT DECISION IS GOING TO BE MADE AS WELL. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE LARGE PRIORITIES. AND THOSE ARE BIG DOLLAR ITEMS. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT $100,000 HERE, $100,000 THERE. IVOR IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. AND THEN THE MARTIN LUTHER KING FIELDS, THOSE ARE TWO ITEMS. AND THEN AS WE WORK THROUGH THE... THE BEACH BOARDWALKS, ONCE AGAIN, IS WE HAVE 34 BEACH BOARDWALKS INCOMING, AND WHICH ONES CAN WE REDECK? I BELIEVE LAST MONTH I UPDATED YOU THAT WE'RE HAVING A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER GO THROUGH AND SEE AND ENSURE THAT NONE OF THEM NEED MAJOR REHABILITATION RIGHT NOW. BUT THEN WHEN WE DO REBUILD, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION BECAUSE THOSE... ALL NEED TO GO OUT PAST THE FRONTAL DUNE. SO THERE'S A LOT OF DECISIONS TO BE MADE. SCOTT, DID YOU SAY THE MLK FIELDS ARE ABOUT $2 MILLION? YEAH, PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT. 2 TO 2.3, YEAH. YEAH, SO THEY'RE OUT FOR DESIGN. ONCE THE DESIGN IS DONE, WE WILL THEN BE ABLE TO GO OUT. THEY'LL GIVE US A PROBABLE CAUSE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ESTIMATING IT AT. UM... AND THEN ONCE THAT DESIGN IS DONE AND AND THEN WE'LL GO OUT [00:25:02] FOR YOU KNOW, OR NO I BELIEVE THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THAT. YEAH, BUT THEN WE THEN WE WOULD HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER OKAY, AND IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU STAFF UPDATES [7. STAFF COMMENTS] ON THE GOLF GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. JEFFREY BIGGERS, GENERAL MANAGER, HERNANITA BEACH GOLF CLUB. BEFORE I START OFF, IF YOU WANT A COUPLE THINGS ON THE GOLF SIDE FOR BUDGETING JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING. SOME OF OUR BIG EXPENSES WE'RE PUTTING INTO THE BUDGET IS WE'VE GOT TO PULL OUR 12-INCH WELL. THAT'S WHY WE GOT OUR 6-INCH WELL UP IN THE PAST YEAR. WE NEED TO GET A LEAN-TO SHED. TO PUT SOME OF OUR EQUIPMENT, NEW EQUIPMENT WE'VE GOT IN, AND AGAIN CONTINUE TO GROW OUR EQUIPMENT FOR NEXT YEAR. SO AS WE GET IN NEW EQUIPMENT, THE BUILDING WE HAD DOESN'T SUPPORT AS MANY PIECES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO MAINTAIN THE GOLF COURSE. SO I JUST WANTED TO START WITH THAT. AND THEN I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH MY GOLF UPDATE. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST LET ME KNOW AS I GO THROUGH. WE'LL START WITH THE GOLF SHOP AND THE GOLF COURSE. MARCH NUMBERS WERE EXCEPTIONAL. WE DID 5,265 ROUNDS. I MEAN IT'S A LOT. WE DID OVER 170 PLAYERS A DAY ON AVERAGE. SO WE HAD A REALLY, REALLY GOOD MONTH. PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST MONTHS THE CLUB'S HAD IN AT LEAST SINCE I CAN TELL SINCE THE CITY'S TAKING IT BACK OVER. SO WITH THAT SAID, YOU CAN SEE OUR COURSE REVENUES. WE DID 228,550. ALL AREAS WERE UP SUBSTANTIALLY. PUT OUR GOLF REVENUES 36% UP FROM THE PREVIOUS MARCH WHICH PUT OUR AVERAGE GOLF ROUND AT $35 AND 44 CENTS WHEN YOU LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE ROUND SO IT'S BEEN REALLY EXCITING AND IF YOU LOOK AT MARCH'S THE LAST FIVE MARCHES THAT'S SIGNIFICANT INCREASES NOT ONLY IN DOLLARS AS WE KNOW WE WENT UP A LITTLE BIT ON OUR RATES LAST YEAR, BUT ROUNDS OF GOLF SO WE ARE CONTINUING THE GOLF COURSE TO IMPROVE WITH USEFUL RAIN, BUT UH AGAIN, YOU CAN PLAY GOLF IN A DROUGHT. MOVING ON TO FOOD AND BEVERAGE NUMBERS, THOSE TWO WERE UP AS WELL. WE DID OVER $50,000 IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE WITH AROUND 22 TOTAL EVENTS. AGAIN, I TEND TO LIST ALL THE EVENTS ON THERE. A COUPLE OF THE BIG ONES WE HAD WITH THE COLLEGE TOURNAMENT, WE HAD OVER 200 PEOPLE THAT USED FOOD AND BEVERAGE, EITHER ON THEIR OWN OR THROUGH BOX LUNCHES THAT WE HAD. WE HAD A FAMILY REUNION. IN MID-MARCH, 13TH THROUGH THE 15TH, IT HAD 28 PEOPLE PER DAY. WE'RE TRYING TO POST SOME OF THESE THINGS ON FACEBOOK SO YOU ALL CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE GOLF COURSE. WE DID UNFORTUNATELY HAVE TO CANCEL THE PIZZA NIGHT, BUT PRIOR TO THAT, WE HAD THE BAR OPENING, AND I'VE GOT SOME PICTURES LATER IN THE PRESENTATION TO SHOW ON THOSE. SO OVERALL, WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGE, CONTINUING TO INCREASE NUMBERS THERE. GOING ON TO GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE. JEFFREY, CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION? YES, ABSOLUTELY. ONLY BECAUSE, SO THIS TIME LAST YEAR, YOU HAD ALL THE AMELIA RIVER PEOPLE, RIGHT? AMELIA NATIONAL. OR, YEAH. AMELIA NATIONAL. THEY PLAYED TWO TO THREE TIMES A WEEK. BUT I MEAN, THEY WERE REALLY FACTORED IN, AND SO NOW THEY'VE KIND OF MOVED BACK TO THEIR COURSE, AND WE'RE SEEING THIS INCREASE WITHOUT THEM. WITHOUT THEM. AND WITH THEM, WE HAD A FEW OF THEM JOIN. I THINK SOME OF THE LADIES MAY HAVE JOINED. THE LEAGUE I BELIEVE BUT OVERALL YES THEY'RE NOT IN HERE AND THOSE RATES WERE DIFFERENT LAST YEAR SO IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE I MEAN THEY PLAYED I THINK I GUESSTIMATED FORTY FIVE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS MAYBE JUST GOLF FEES FOR THOSE SEVEN OR EIGHT MONTHS THEY WERE HERE THAT WE WOULD BE LOSING SO YES ABSOLUTELY GOING ON TO MAINTENANCE WE COMPLETED THE NORTHWELL PROJECT THE THE PUMPS ARE IN, THE RADIO CONTROLS ARE IN, AND WE HAVE BOTH WELLS OPERATIONAL. OUR IRRIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH WAS A BIG BUDGET ITEM THIS YEAR, THEY ARE ON SITE THIS WEEK AS WE SPEAK AND ARE INSTALLING THE NEW SATELLITES AND THE HARDWARE IN OUR MAINTENANCE BUILDING TO HAVE THAT UP. WE'RE HOPING IT STARTED THIS WEEK, COULD BE DONE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. SO THAT WILL BE OUT OF THE WAY. WHICH WILL LEAD MY MAINTENANCE STAFF INTO HANDLING OUR GOLF COURSE AERIFICATION, WHICH OUR SPRING AERIFICATION BEGINS ON THE 27TH OF THIS MONTH. WE DO THEM ONE COURSE ONE WEEK AT A TIME, WHICH IS THE ADVANTAGE OF US HAVING 27 HOLES. WE CAN STILL KEEP 18 HOLES OPEN, HAVE PLAY, AND AERIFY THE GOLF COURSE. AND THAT'S BASICALLY GREEN, [00:30:02] PULLING A TINE, SANDING, TOP DRESSING THE WHOLE NINE YARDS, AND DOING SOME SPOT AERIFICATIONS ON TEE BOXES AND FAIRWAYS. WE TYPICALLY HAVE TWO OF THOSE PER YEAR, SO THIS IS THE FIRST BIG ONE. AND I JUST WANTED TO INCLUDE THE LAST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE GOT FOR THIS YEAR THAT WAS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, AND THAT'S THAT PRO GATOR. THE ONE WE HAD PRIOR THAT THIS REPLACED ACTUALLY WASN'T HERE BEFORE I STARTED. SO WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SINCE PRIOR TO, I GUESS, MAY OF 24. SO IT'S A HUGE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO HELP STAFF MOVE STUFF AROUND ON THE GOLF COURSE. GOING ON TO ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP SALES, WE'VE HAD A FEW MORE JOIN. WE'RE SITTING AT ABOUT 98.7% OF WHAT WE BUDGETED IN TOTAL DOLLARS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD 163 TOTAL ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS LAST YEAR. WE'RE UP TO 176. I SEE THAT GROWING BY SMALL INCREMENTS AS WE GET THROUGH THE YEAR. WHEN WE HIT OCTOBER, THAT'S WHEN ABOUT 85% OF OUR MEMBERSHIP JOINS AGAIN. SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AS WELL. PUT ON THERE ABOUT OUR DRIVING RANGE DISPENSER. APRIL 1ST, WE'VE GOT THAT UNIT UP AND RUNNING. IT TAKES CREDIT CARDS AT THE MACHINE, AND ANYONE THAT'S ONE OF OUR UNLIMITED MEMBERS OR IS ON OUR ANNUAL RANGE PLAN CAN USE THEIR CARD DOWN THERE. SO THERE'S A SEPARATE CARD THAT WE INCLUDE IN THAT AND GIVE TO THE MEMBERSHIP THERE. DO WE OWN THIS EQUIPMENT? YES, WE PURCHASED THAT UNIT THIS YEAR. SO IT'S PAID FOR, AND THEN IT'S JUST A REVENUE GENERATOR? YES, MA'AM. ALSO, IT'S A CONVENIENCE AS WELL. WE WERE DOING THE RANGE BALLS IN THE GOLF SHOP. IT'S A LOT OF WORK ON STAFF TO CONTINUE TO BRING THAT UP TO THE GOLF SHOPS, AND NOW THEY CAN TAKE IT DIRECTLY OVER TO THE DRIVING RANGE. AND I THINK THE BIGGEST CONVENIENCE IS WHEN WE GET BUSY AS SMALL A STAFF AS WE HAVE AT TIMES, AND YOU HAVE FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE LOOKING TO CHECK IN TO PLAY GOLF, AND ANOTHER 10 IN LINE, AND YOU HAVE 15 PEOPLE, ONE STAFF PERSON. OVER HALF OF THEM JUST WANT A BUCKET OF BALLS. NOW WE JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GETTING CONDITIONED. HEY, JUST GO DOWN TO THE DRIVING RANGE AND YOU CAN GET IT THERE. IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD SO FAR. IF THEY HAVE CASH, THEY CAN... WE ARE NOT SELLING CASH FOR THESE. WE'RE SENDING EVERYONE DOWN FOR CREDIT CARDS AT THE MACHINE. THE ONLY OPTION WE HAVE WITH TOKENS IS FOR MEMBERS THAT AREN'T ON THE RANGE POINT. AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS, THEY COME IN AND BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFERENT RATE... WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM A TOKEN, BUT IT'S JUST ANNUAL MEMBERS. AND MOST OF OUR ANNUAL MEMBERS DON'T HIT A LOT OF RANGE BALLS. THE ONES THAT DO ARE EITHER UNLIMITED OR THEY'VE JOINED THE RANGE PLAN. AND, JEFFREY, TO JOIN THE RANGE PLAN, YOU HAVE TO BE A MEMBER, CORRECT? YOU HAVE TO BE AN ANNUAL MEMBER. YES, SIR. OTHERWISE, YOU JUST BUY THEM AT THE DRIVING RANGE. JEFFREY, DOES THE MACHINE GIVE YOU A WARNING WHEN IT'S RUNNING LOW ON BALLS? OR HOW DO YOU? NO, IT DOES NOT. IT WOULD BE A SITUATION WHERE YOU WOULDN'T GET ANY AND YOU'D HAVE TO COME IN THE GOLF SHOP. BUT ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE, THERE ARE HOLES ON IT. SO STAFF, WE'VE SHOWED STAFF, HEY, LOOK, YOU CAN SEE THE LEVEL OF THE RANGE BALLS IN THERE. AND THAT MACHINE HOLDS ABOUT 08,000 BALLS, AND I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT SIX TO SEVEN IN CIRCULATION RIGHT NOW. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES WHERE THAT MACHINE'S RUN OUT YET. THEY ONLY HAVE A CERTAIN, THERE'S ONLY REALLY ONE SET OF KEYS TO IT, SO STAFF HAS TO COME IN THE GOLF SHOP TO GET THOSE. AND IN BETWEEN SHIFTS CHANGE, THEY'RE CONSTANTLY GOING DOWN AND FILLING, REFILLING, AND CHECKING THAT MACHINE. DO YOU HAVE A PROJECTED REVENUE FOR THAT? WELL, I THINK IT'S JUST DRIVING RANGE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT OUR RANGE ON THE FIRST PAGE OF MY REPORT, WE DID OVER $21,000 ON THE DRIVING RANGE LAST MONTH. WE'RE BUDGETING TO DO ABOUT $160,000, $165,000. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE RANGE OPEN LAST YEAR FOR SEVEN MONTHS SO YOU HAVE TO RENT OUT THE DRIVING RANGE OR IS IT JUST THE BALLS SO YOU BUY THE BALLS AND THEN THAT'S THE MONEY FOR THE DRIVE THAT'S YOUR RANGE PLAN YEP THAT'S YOUR AND ANYBODY THAT JOINS THE RANGE PLAN THAT MONEY'S IN THERE AS WELL AND THAT'S $4.99 A YEAR ONCE YOU'VE JOINED IT AS AN ANNUAL MEMBER 162,000 I THINK 165 SOMEWHERE IN THERE ON THE NEXT PAGE, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE PUT ON THE MACHINE. KIND OF FUNNY THAT FIRST STEP IS VERY IMPORTANT. DON'T PUT THE BASKET UNDER THE DISPENSER. YOU'RE GOING TO PICK UP ALL YOUR GOLF BALLS. SAME FOR THE ICE MACHINE ON 18TH STREET. WE DON'T HAVE A BALL WASHER, DO WE? WE DO. OH, WE DO? BUT WE DON'T HAVE WATER AT THE RANGE, SO WE COULDN'T GET THAT CONFIGURATION. WE WASH ALL OUR RANGE BALLS IN THE CAR BUILDING. SO THAT'S WHERE THEY WASH THOSE AND TAKE THEM OVER TO THE MACHINE, WHEREAS BEFORE THEY WERE TAKING THEM ALL THE [00:35:01] WAY TO THE GOLF SHOP. GOTCHA. BUT YES, WE DO CLEAN OUR RANGE BALLS. YES, SIR. THE NEXT PAGE, AGAIN, THE GRAND OPENING, I THOUGHT IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. THE IMAGES OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THERE, TOP RIGHT CORNER, THOSE GUYS DID ALL THE WORK. I THOUGHT IT CAME OUT GREAT. I THOUGHT THE PARTY WAS GREAT. WE'RE GUESSING WE HAD 80 TO 90 PEOPLE THERE THAT EVENING. REALLY GOOD FUNCTION. PEOPLE ARE USING IT. WE ARE NOTICING, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THOSE NUMBERS FOR MARCH, ALCOHOL SALES AND BEER, LIQUOR, THOSE NUMBERS ARE UP A LITTLE. WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THAT GOES AS WE'VE EXTENDED A COUPLE HAPPY HOURS LATER IN THE EVENING ON DAYS WE HAVEN'T BEEN OPEN PRIOR. YES, 4 O'CLOCK TO 7, TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS ON THAT HAPPY HOUR. WE ALSO HAVE A NEON SIGN THAT HAS BEEN ORDERED THAT'S GOING TO GO IN THE BAR, TOO. THAT'S OUR EAST 9 BAR AND GRILL, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHEN WE GET THAT ON PROPERTY AND GET THAT IN. MARKETING IS... NEXT PAGE IS PRETTY MUCH STATUS QUO. WE'LL BE HAVING ANOTHER NEWSLETTER. WE DO OUR BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER. IT'LL BE OUT AROUND THE 1ST OF MAY, BUT WE ARE CONTINUING TO INCREASE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND WEEKLY POSTS. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD A POST ON THE COLLEGE TERM, AND I DID WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT. IT WAS SUCH A SUCCESS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY GOT TO SEE THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER, BUT I'VE GOT A COPY OF THAT HERE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE IT. IT WAS A REALLY GOOD WRITE-UP. THE COACH, JOSH, THAT RUNS IT, HAS ALREADY REACHED OUT TO ME AND THEY WANT TO DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR. SO WE'VE GOT THEM KIND OF PENCILED IN FOR THE SAME SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY. HE'S HOPING TO GET A FEW HIGHER MAYBE PLAYING ABILITY TEAMS THAT ARE INTERESTED BECAUSE THEY HAD PLAYED IN A TOURNAMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA THE SAME WEEK AND THEY WEREN'T REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HOW THAT TOURNAMENT RAN, SO THEY'RE LOOKING TO COME SOUTH TO FLORIDA. I DON'T THINK WE CAN INCLUDE TOO MANY MORE TEAMS JUST BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS. THE AMOUNT OF HOLES THEY PLAY AND THE CONDENSED SUNLIGHT IN THE DAY. BUT, AGAIN, A SUCCESS. I'M ESTIMATING, I MEAN, WE DID ABOUT 12.5 IN GOLFIES AND ABOUT 3.5K IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE BECAUSE WE FED THEM DURING THE TOURNAMENT BOTH DAYS WITH BOX LUNCHES. AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS AROUND 78 PLAYERS. ONE TEAM HAD TWO TEAMS. THEY HAD AN A AND B TEAM. SO, REALLY GOOD TOURNAMENT. NEXT TOURNAMENT, U.S. KIDS. WE TYPICALLY HAVE THEM TWICE A YEAR, SO THIS WAS KIND OF THEIR SPRING OR EARLY WINTER EVENT. THEIR NUMBERS WERE DOWN A LITTLE BIT FROM LAST YEAR, BUT THIS EVENT REALLY IS TO SHOWCASE THE CLUB, HAVE JUNIOR GOLF KIND OF SHOW ITS FACE AND BE OUT AT FERNANDINA BEACH. THE FEES WE GET ARE MINIMAL FROM THE U.S. KIDS, BUT WE GET MOST OF OUR FEES OUT OF THAT THROUGH... WHEN THEY BUY RANGE BALLS AND THEIR PARENTS RENT SPECTATOR CARTS. GOING ON TO UPCOMING EVENTS, I'VE GOT LISTED THERE WHAT THE APRIL EVENTS ARE. WE'VE INCLUDED THE HAPPY HOUR ON TUESDAY NIGHTS WITH SPARK GOLF AND OUR FRIDAY NIGHTS. OUR NEXT DINNER IS THIS FRIDAY, IS THE BARBECUE CHICKEN DINNER. AND WE HAVE 28 TO 32 SIGNED UP RIGHT NOW. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THAT'S $26.95 OR $28.95, MEMBERS OR GUESTS ON THAT RATE. AND THE LAST, AS YOU GO THROUGH THE LAST COUPLE OF THINGS GOING ON FOR THE MONTH, WE HAVE OUR MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT MONTHLY EVENT THIS SATURDAY. IT'S AN 8.30 SHOTGUN, AND THE LAST WEEKEND OF THE MONTH, WE WILL HAVE THE NORTH FLORIDA AMATEUR TOUR BACK OUT. THEY WERE OUT... ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO HAD SMALLER NUMBERS, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A TWO-DAY EVENT AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET TO PLAY AT LEAST ALL THREE NINES. I THINK THE FIRST DAY THEY'RE GOING WEST TO SOUTH AND THE SECOND DAY THEY'RE GOING TO GO NORTH TO WEST. SO THEY'RE GOING TO GET TO SEE ALL THREE NINES AND WE ANTICIPATE AROUND 70 PLAYERS THERE AND THEY PAY A GOOD FEE TO PLAY THE GOLF COURSE. SO WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S MY GOLF UPDATE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JEFFREY, WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE TOURNAMENT. ON THE WEEKENDS, HOW LONG IS THE COURSE CLOSED? WELL, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS WE HAVE TO ADJUST BASED ON THE NUMBER THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE. SO IN THAT INSTANCE, WE'LL STILL HAVE NINE HOLES OPEN. SO WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH PLAYERS TO TAKE ALL OUR GOLF CARTS, SO WE'LL STILL OPEN NINE HOLES AND ALLOW YOU TO PLAY THAT WALKING OR RIDING. WHEN WE HAVE BIGGER EVENTS THAT MIGHT HAVE 120, DEPENDING ON WHAT TIME THE SHOTGUN IS, WE MAY STILL HAVE ONE NINE HOLES OPEN, BUT IT MAY JUST BE WALKING ONLY. SO WE KIND OF HAVE TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS, NUMBER OF CARTS THEY'RE GOING TO USE, WHAT TIME THEY'RE GOING OUT, AND WHAT TIME OF YEAR IT IS. SO WE'VE REALLY DONE A GOOD JOB [00:40:01] OF BOOKING MORE EVENTS. I THINK WE'VE GOT ABOUT 10 MAJOR SHOTGUN EVENTS WHERE I THINK WHEN I STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WE WERE AROUND FOUR. THAT'S THE GOAL. WE'RE TRYING TO GET AS MANY OF THOSE EVENTS AS WE CAN. WE HAVE TWO OR THREE NEW ONES BOOKED FOR THE FALL TO GO ALONG WITH WHAT WE ALREADY HAD BOOKED IN THE FALL. BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY MAKING SURE WE PAY ATTENTION TO HOW MANY SATURDAYS WE TAKE BECAUSE WE STILL WANT TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY OUR ANNUAL FEE MEMBERS TO PLAY. AND THEN DO WE CHARGE MORE PER ROUND FOR THOSE EVENTS? WE BASICALLY HAVE A TOURNAMENT RATE. SO WE'RE AROUND $50 A PLAYER FOR OUR TOURNAMENT RATE. IF THEY WANT RANGE BALLS, WE'LL CHARGE A PER-PERSON FEE FOR THOSE RANGE BALLS AND SET THEM OUT SO THEY HAVE THEM. OR IF THEY DON'T CHOOSE TO DO THAT, THEN THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN RANGE BALLS. SO WE DO HAVE A CONTRACT, SO IT'S KIND OF IN THAT RANGE. AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE RATES UP TO A MORE LEVEL. SO IT'S KIND OF BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE WHEN I STARTED HERE, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT MANY EVENTS EITHER. SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT I JUST HAVE A FEW QUICK UPDATES IN PARKS AND REC. I JUST WANTED TO START OFF BY SATURDAY, THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS AMAZING. THE GRAND OPENING OF THE WATERFRONT PARK. I THINK THE PARK LOOKS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. WE HAD A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK A LOT. SO I KNOW I SAW SOME OF YOU THERE, SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE. GREATLY APPRECIATED. ALSO, I THINK THE PARKS DIVISION, I THINK THE STREETS DIVISION AS WELL, WORKED TOWARDS THE LAST FEW WEEKS TO HELP BRING IT ALL TOGETHER. MR. JACOB PLATT AND MR. AKRAMOV. WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE CAPITAL PLAN AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, I THINK DID A LOT OF WORK WITH MAKING THAT PARK COME TO FRUITION. WE HAVE ADDED THEM THE BATHROOMS TO OUR CLEANING CONTRACT. THE GREENERY WILL BE MAINTAINING THE PARK. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO INITIATING A CHEMICAL APPLICATION TO THE GRASSES AND THE SHRUBBERY AS WE MOVE FORWARD SO WE CAN KEEP THAT PARK IN TIP-TOP SHAPE. AND THEN KATIE AND MYSELF, AS WE WERE SITTING THERE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE PARK AND JUST LISTENING TO THE HONEY BADGERS IS LIKE, ALL RIGHT, WHAT ARE WE DOING MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HAVING EVENTS DOWN THERE CONSTANTLY? SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR CITY AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM IS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, JUST A FEW. QUICK MORE UPDATES UH FROM THAT I WOULD ABSOLUTELY TO ALSO SAY UM IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EVENT UM I HAVE BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT MY CONCERNS WITH THE PLAY STRUCTURE THERE I WAS BLOWN AWAY EVERYTHING AT THE PARK EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS UM THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE STRONG FEELINGS AGAINST THE PARK AND WHO HAVE UM BUT I REALLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY. I WAS SITTING THERE MYSELF THINKING OF ALL THE EVENTS WE COULD HAVE DOWN THERE, JUST THE WAYS THAT IT COULD BE USED BY SO MANY PEOPLE. AND AGAIN, CITY STAFF SHOULD BE COMMENDED. I THINK OUR BOARD SHOULD BE COMMENDED, PREVIOUS BOARDS, PREVIOUS COMMISSIONS WHO HAVE ALL DONE THE WORK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. WHEN I MOVED HERE LIKE 12 OR 14 YEARS AGO, ONE OF THE FIRST MEETINGS I WAS AT, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT A WATERFRONT PARK. SO THIS IS A REAL THING. THE LANDSCAPING WAS AMAZING. PEOPLE SEEMED HAPPY ENJOYING THE SPACE. THE HONEY BADGERS WERE EXTREMELY PLEASED TO BE THE INAUGURAL BAND. THEY SAID THE ACOUSTICS UP THERE WERE WONDERFUL. I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALL BE VERY PROUD OF FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND I PERSONALLY AM VERY PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANKS FOR THOSE NICE COMPLIMENTS. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. AND ONE THING TO ADD WITH THAT IS AS WE MOVE A LITTLE BIT TO THE NORTH, WE WILL BE WORKING WITHIN OUR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR TO ADD THE SECOND PHASE OF THAT PARK WHERE ATLANTIC SEAFOOD WAS SO WE CAN INCORPORATE SOMEWHAT OF A SIMILAR THEME AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO THE NORTH. SO WE'LL HAVE THAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO AS WELL. ONE THING I THOUGHT OF ONLY BECAUSE THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS THERE THAT WERE VERY MOVING TO ME. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A BENCH DEDICATED TO MR. CHARLIE GEORGE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS [00:45:02] VERY SWEET BECAUSE HE HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THAT PARK. AND ALSO THE STORY ABOUT THE PLAY STRUCTURE AND THE TIMBERS AND HOW IT TIES IN. I HOPE THAT WE WILL WE'LL BE LOOKING AT SOME I DON'T KNOW, I WOULD CALL THEM LIKE STORYBOARD, LIKE PLAQUE THINGS THAT EXPLAIN SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING DOWN THERE SO THAT VISITORS CAN... YEAH, SO I THINK WE COULD PUT SOME OF THOSE INFORMATIVE SIGNAGE UP THERE BECAUSE I HEARD THAT SAME STORY, WHICH I DID NOT KNOW THAT. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A VERY NICE PIECE ADDED TO THE PARK AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN ALSO THE TWO EXISTING GAZEBOS THAT WERE THERE, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME... RENOVATION TO THOSE AND OUR AND NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TOO AS WELL SO UM GOOD NEWS ON THE THE UM THE WINDOW FRONT AT ARC AND MLK ALL OF THOSE CAME WITHIN BUDGET AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH THAT UM BEACH ACCESS 9 IS STILL UP IN THE AIR WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH FDEP SO THERE THERE ARE REALLY NO UPDATES ON THAT UM AS MS RIVERA HAD STATED EARLIER AT THE APRIL 7TH COMMISSION MEETING EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THE APPROVAL FOR THE DESIGN OF THE MLK FIELDS. IF YOU'VE BEEN OVER THERE, THOSE FIELDS ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF SOME UPGRADES, SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE JUST THE FIRST STEP IN MANY AS WE WORK FORWARD TO BEAUTIFYING THAT AREA. AND WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH ELM STREET LITTLE LEAGUE AND WHEN THOSE FIELDS ARE DOWN AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DOWNTIME FOR THOSE YOUTH SPORT ORGANIZATIONS. AND THEN, AS I STATED EARLIER, THE COLUMBARIUM AT THE APRIL 21ST COMMISSION MEETING, MYSELF AND THE CONSULTANT WILL BE GIVING A PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION IN HOPES THAT WE GET APPROVAL FOR CONSTRUCTION DESIGN. SO WE'RE PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD TO BUDGET THAT IN THE FISCAL YEAR 27 AND GET THAT GOING. AND THEN, KATIE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN YOU GO THROUGH THE SPECIAL EVENTS? AND THEN IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME UP HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, SO WE HAVE THE SEA TURTLE FESTIVAL. THAT'S AT MAIN BEACH ON APRIL 18TH. WE HAVE MIND TRAVEL SILENT PIANO. IF YOU OWN AN INSTAGRAM, YOU SEE IT EVERY FEW SLIDES. THEY HAVE VERY GOOD ADVERTISEMENT. THAT'S ON APRIL 23RD AT MAIN BEACH. THEY ACTUALLY DON'T BRING A BABY GRAND PIANO TO THE BEACH. IT'S A SHELL, AND THEN THEY PUT THE, I DON'T KNOW, WHATEVER THEY'RE USING INSIDE. IT'S VERY COOL. INTERESTING. THEN WE HAVE A VERY SMALL EVENT, SHRIMP FESTIVAL, COMING UP. A LOT OF CITY STAFF WILL BE WALKING IN THE PARADE. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO IF YOU'RE AROUND, COME SEE US. WE HAVE A FLOAT THAT IS GOING TO WIN THE FLOAT AWARD. AND THE GREAT FERNANDINA SCAVENGER HUNT IS MAY 2ND. SO THAT'S ALL WE GOT. [8. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS] THANK YOU. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK ANY OF THE MEMBERS, STARTING WITH JOHN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? I'LL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT STAFF. I THINK THE COURSE CONDITION IS VERY GOOD AND ITS OPERATION IS VERY SOUND, AND I'M EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH IT. IT'S NOT PERFECT YET, YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL EARLY SPRING, BUT I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE GOLF COURSE AND ITS OPERATION. BIG SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN IT. THANK YOU. I'LL JUST ECHO THAT. I PLAYED ON SUNDAY AND THE COURSE WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. AND THE WOMEN AT THE COUNTER ARE SO NICE. IT'S LIKE EVERY TIME I GO, THEY'RE JUST SO PLEASANT. WE JOKE AROUND, WE DO THIS AND THAT, BUT IT'S REALLY NICE. AND THEN THE WATERFRONT PARK WAS REALLY FUN FOR THE WEEKEND, SEEING EVERYONE TOGETHER. AND THE YOUTH COUNCIL, LIKE THESE KIDS ARE SO IMPRESSIVE, UP THERE ON STAGE AND MAKING SPEECHES AND DOING ALL THIS STUFF. IT'S REALLY COOL, SO THAT WAS FUN. I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT SATURDAY, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING DOWN TO THE NEW WATERFRONT PARK AND CHECKING IT OUT. AND, YEAH. I ACTUALLY THINK I'VE DONE ALL OF THE THINGS, SO. OKAY. I WILL ECHO JOHN'S COMMENTS [00:50:01] TO YOUR MAINTENANCE STAFF OF THE COURSE. THEY'RE JUST DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB. ABSOLUTELY. THEY BUST THEIR BACKSIDE AND IT IS IT'S SHOWING LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER CYCLE OF AERATION AND AS THE GROWING SEASON PICKS UP IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE GOOD YES AND A LITTLE RAIN FOR ALL OF US AND ALSO BIG KUDOS TO CHRISTY AND HER STAFF IN THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH THE GRAND OPENING THAT NIGHT CROWD WAS MUCH BIGGER THAN I THINK ANY OF US ANTICIPATED THAT EVENING AND THEY CONTINUE TO DO A GREAT JOB EVERY DAY, GOOD SERVICE AND JUST A FUN PLACE TO BE. AND IT'S JUST A REALLY NICE PLACE TO BE NOW. SO WE REALLY ENJOY IT. OH, I FORGOT. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK, CAN WE SO WHEN WE GET EMAILED THE GOLF PACKET, BUT THEN CAN WE ONLY JUST GET THE AGENDA AND THE MINUTES AND NOT IN COLOR? FUR. SO WE CAN SAVE SOME PAPER. YEP. AND THEN WE CAN REVIEW ALL OF THE STUFF. YEAH, AND IF YOU WANT, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT MEETING, WHAT I CAN DO IS IF EVERYONE CAN GET HERE A LITTLE BIT EARLY, I CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO SIGN ON TO THE COMPUTERS, OR I CAN HAVE IT SET UP FOR YOU SO YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF. OR IT'S ALREADY THERE, BUT WE CAN DO THAT. A PREVIOUS COMMISSION PREFERRED THE PACKET. NOT COMMISSION, BUT PRAC. SO NOW WE CAN GO TO DIGITAL. AND I WOULD SAY IF IT'S SOMETHING LIKE, BECAUSE I DO, LIKE I READ JEFFREY'S. I READ THE EMAIL LETTER, THE NEWSLETTER THAT COMES, AND THEN I DO READ THIS ELECTRONICALLY. SO IT'S NICE TO HAVE IT ELECTRONICALLY IN PREPARING FOR THE MEETING. BUT LIKE WHEN WE'RE HERE AND YOU HAVE IT ALREADY ON THE SCREEN, IF WE CAN JUST HAVE THE TWO PAGES. BUT THERE MAY BE THINGS, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE WHEN WE DO THE BUDGET THING, THAT PROBABLY IS HELPFUL TO HAVE. SO I THINK MOVING FORWARD, IF IT'S OKAY WITH EVERYBODY, WE WILL OBVIOUSLY, WHEN WE POST THE AGENDA, I ACTUALLY SEND A SEPARATE EMAIL WITH THE AGENDA SO YOU HAVE IT ELECTRONICALLY. YOU COULD PRINT SOMETHING IF YOU WANT IT PRINTED. AND THEN AS MS. RIVERA SAID, IF EVERYONE'S COMFORTABLE WITH IT, THEN WE WILL GET WHERE YOU CAN LOG ON TO THE COMPUTER. WE WON'T EVEN HAVE TO PRINT ANYTHING. AND YOU WILL LITERALLY HAVE IT, AND YOU CAN FOLLOW RIGHT ALONG AS WE'RE GOING ALONG UP THERE. I'M SORRY I'M BEING NEEDY. I DO LIKE HAVING THE AGENDA IN A MINUTE. OKAY, AND THAT'S FINE. THAT'S A LOT LESS PAPER. WE'LL DEFINITELY MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THANKS. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR WINNING THE NASSAU COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP ON FRIDAY NIGHT. IT WAS HOSTED AT CENTRAL PARK. WE HAD ABOUT 500 PEOPLE THERE FOR THE GAME, AND IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT. THAT'S THEIR FOURTH WIN IN A ROW. FOR NASSAU COUNTY, THEY HAVE TAKEN IT FOUR YEARS IN STRAIGHT. SECOND OF ALL, A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT FOR KEEPING UP THE SENIOR FIELD THIS YEAR FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. YOU GUYS DID IT, THEY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. EVEN WHEN WE HAD THIS DOWNPOUR OF RAIN, THEY WERE OUT THERE THE NEXT DAY WORKING ON IT AND MAKING SURE THAT IT WAS UP, THE MAINTENANCE WAS. SPECTACULAR THIS YEAR FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM. THIRD, I JUST THINK THAT I REMEMBER SIX YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE WATERFRONT. WE WERE ALL SITTING UP HERE, AND I WAS JUST A MEMBER. NOBODY COULD HAVE THOUGHT HOW IMPRESSIVE IT WAS, WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS FROM SIX YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS HERE SITTING ON AS A MEMBER. AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU HOW THIS CITY HAS GROWN IN SIX YEARS. IT HAS IMPROVED ITSELF AS REALLY ONE OF THE BEST CITIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA FROM THE STANDPOINT OF ATTRACTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO SAYING ALL THAT, I ALSO THINK THERE SHOULD BE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE STAFF. FOR THEIR CONTINUED EFFORT TO TRY TO IMPROVE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE THE GOAL GOING FORWARD FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE OWN. WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING AND WORKING PROPERLY TO THE BEST OF ITS ABILITY. SO I THANK YOU, SCOTT. I THANK THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION MAINTENANCE CREW, BUT MOST OF ALL, I THANK THE CITY. FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDS NECESSARY [00:55:01] TO CONTINUE THIS GOAL. WITH THAT, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.