[*A portion of this meeting is without audio]
[4.1 NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY - Nassau Humane Society Executive Director Chantel Scherer will present the "City Commission Dog of the Month."]
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BUT HE'S THREE YEARS OLD AND WE RESCUED HIM FROM AN OVERCROWDED SHELTER. AND HE'S BEEN WITH US SINCE MARCH. SO HE HASN'T DONE VERY WELL IN THE KETTLES. HE'S BEEN A LITTLE ANXIOUS AND SCARED SO HE'S BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME IN OUR SHELTER DIRECTOR'S OFFICE SO HE GETS LOTS OF ATTENTION FROM PEOPLE COMING IN TO LOOK FOR OTHER ANIMALS.
WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BRING HIM TODAY, SHOW YOU HOW GREAT HE IS AND MAYBE SOMEONE MIGHT KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S INTERESTED.
>> IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO TAKE HIM HOME, HOW DO THEY DO THAT?
>> THEY CAN COME TO THE SHELTER, LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. SOMEONE ASKED ME THAT EARLIER.
WE ARE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 11:00 UNTIL 5:00.
YOU CAN CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER DOGS AND CATS WE HAVE ON THE WEBSITE, JUST HIT THAT ADOPT BUTTON AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT WE
FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT WANT TO ADOPT BUT WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME, I'M SURE THEY COULD USE HELP WALKING THE ANIMALS AS
WELL. >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION REAL QUICK? I WAS AT AN EVENT RECENTLY AND YOU HAVE A SECOND CHANCE PROGRAM HERE COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT? I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY NEAT.
>> THANK YOU. U.S., WE HAD AN EVENT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO NOW AT THE RITZ-CARLTON AND IT WAS TO RAISE MONEY FOR OUR SECOND CHANCE MEDICAL FUND.
SO NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY PRIDES ITSELF ON SAYING YES TO MEDICAL TREATMENT WHERE MOST SHELTERS HAVE TO SAY NO.
WE DO THAT BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS US SO WELL.
WE HAVE CREATED THIS FUND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE SOME MONEY SET ASIDE FOR EMERGENCY SURGERIES, LONG TERM CARE THAT AN ANIMAL MIGHT NEED, AND ALSO JUST GENERAL DAY-TO-DAY. WE SPEND ABOUT $500,000 A YEAR ON MEDICAL CARE. THAT'S QUITE A LOT FOR A SMALL NONPROFIT LIKE US SO THIS MEDICAL FUND REALLY HELPS US TO BE ABLE TO PAY THOSE BILLS AND SAY YES WHEN A DOG MIGHT NEED A
LIFE SAVING SURGERY. >> THANK YOU.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR THE CONSENT AGENDA]
SPEAKER ALL RIGHT COME ON. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE, PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE EVENING'S AGENDA AND WE HAVE FIRST UP MR. HAWKINS, COME ON UP.
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>> I LIVE AT 272 AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.
FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR SERVING.
IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT AND SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT AND I KNOW YOU DON'T DO IT FOR THE POPULARITY, I KNOW YOU ARE DOING IT BECAUSE YOU ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST REGARDLESS OF WHAT I MIGHT THINK OR OTHERS THINK SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO JUST GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE EVENT THAT WENT ON THIS WEEKEND.
WAY TOO MUCH FUN. FOR ALL OF US THAT WERE ABLE TO GO PARTICIPATE. THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON IT TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
IT WAS FABULOUS. I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS WE ALL LIVE HERE IS BECAUSE OF EVENTS LIKE THAT.
I WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT-- I THINK I NOTIFIED YOU ABOUT THIS EARLIER AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY AS WE GO FORWARD THAT YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S AN ADVOCATE FOR ALL THE TAXPAYERS, FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, FOR EVERYBODY NOT IN THIS ROOM. IT'S NOT THAT IT'S NOT THOUGHT ABOUT, IT'S JUST NOT A PRIORITY FOR MOST PEOPLE.
PEOPLE WORK HERE, ALL OF YOU HERE ARE TRYING TO DO THINGS BUT TO HAVE SOMEBODY ACTUALLY LOOK AT ISSUES AS THEY COME UP WITH AN EYE ON HOW DO WE DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE TAXPAYERS WHEN DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD ON PROJECTS. AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE, SOMEBODY CAME FORWARD A YEAR OR SO AGO AND BASICALLY SAVED THE CITY OVER $1 MILLION JUST BY LOOKING AT AN ISSUE.
OVER $1 MILLION. YOU HAD SOMEBODY WHO THAT'S ALL THEY WERE DOING, ADVOCATING FOR THE TAXPAYERS.
I THINK WE WOULD ALL BE BETTER SERVED.
IT WOULD GO A LONG WAYS TO SHOWING THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY HOW MUCH YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT THEIR TAX DOLLARS, THAT YOU ARE NOT JUST WANTING TO JUST DO THINGS BUT YOU WANT TO DO IT IN AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY.
SO HAVING SAID THAT, I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT HIRING A CONSULTANT THAT COMES IN AND DOES NOTHING BUT TRIES TO GET THE BEST DEAL ON EVERYTHING THAT YOU DECIDE TO DO. THIS ISN'T SOMEBODY WHO'S ADVOCATING FOR ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN WHAT YOU WANT TO DO THAT DOES IT ON BEHALF OF THE TAXPAYERS.
ANYWAY, THANKS. IT'S CINCO DE MAYO.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE MISS KATHY
LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET INTO THIS, SORRY.
SO TODAY I WANT-- I MIGHT NEED HELP.
DID THE CLOCK START? >> WE WILL RESTART IT.
NOW I'VE GOT IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT SO TODAY I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF CONSERVE FERNANDINA-- NASSAU AND WE WANT TO PRESENT YOU THE CLEAN AIR WEBSITE THAT'S ON THE CONSERVE NASSAU PAGE. OKAY SO THIS IS A NEW WEB PAGE.
WE STARTED THIS PROJECT REALLY ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO AND THERE'S BEEN TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY INTEREST, CONTRIBUTION AND TEAMWORK TO GET TO THIS POINT. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS MAKE THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE AND MAKE THE AIR QUALITY DATA TRANSPARENT SO WE ACTUALLY SEE WHAT WE ARE BREATHING, AND MAYBE HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I HAVE TO SKIP RIGHT TO OUR REAL LIVE DATA MAP BUT THERE'S REALLY VALUABLE INFORMATION UP TOP AND ONE OF THE THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO FOCUS ON IS THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF TALK INS THAT ARE SELF-REPORTED WITHIN 10 MILES OF FERNANDINA BEACH.
I'M GOING TO CLICK ON THAT REAL QUICK.
THAT'S PART OF THE EPA WEBSITE AND IT TELLS US WHAT'S IN OUR AREA AND WHAT THE HEALTH EFFECTS ARE.
BUT GOING DOWN TO THE REALTIME DATA SITE, THERE'S A LITTLE THING HERE. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU HOW TO USE THE SITE. SO THIS SITE IS GOING TO HAVE THE CORE DEI AND THAT SHOWS THE OVERLAY.
WE HAVE HAD SOME VERY BEAUTIFUL GREEN DAYS BUT NOTE THAT WHEN P.M. 2.5 WHICH CAN PENETRATE OUR LUNGS AND GET INTO OUR BLOODSTREAM AND WREAK HAVOC ON OUR ORGANS BECAUSE OF THE MIXTURE OF POLLUTANTS. IT CAN BE GREEN WHILE WE ARE
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SEEING GASES LIKE SULFUR DIOXIDE, NITROGEN DIOXIDE AT THE SAME TIME. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE THE MONITORS. I WILL ALSO CLICK ON THE PURPLE SO YOU SEE HOW MUCH WE HAVE IN OUR AREA.THERE'S ABOUT TEN PURPLE AIR WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT.
BUT TELUS SHOWS THE PM 2.5 AS WELL AS OTHER DATA.
I'M GOING TO CLICK ON THE BOTTOM THE AQI METRIC AND IT WILL TELL US THE HOT SPOTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
BEFORE IT WAS ALL GREEN SO IT CHANGES REALLY FREQUENTLY.
KEEP IN MIND THE BERKELEY STUDY SAYS POLLUTANTS VARY BY BLOCKS WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE A GOAL TO BUILD OUR DATA MONITORING NETWORK WITHIN OUR AREA. BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING IT VARY BY BLOCKS. LOOK AT THE ORANGE, WHICH IS SAYING THERE'S A PROBLEM AT BROOME STREET, YELLOW IS DOWNTOWN AND GREEN IS BY THE REC CENTER.
THAT REALLY DEMONSTRATES THAT THEORY.
I'M GOING TO CLICK ON BROOME STREET AND I ALREADY KNOW THE PROBLEM IS NITROGEN DIOXIDE BECAUSE IT TELLS ME THAT.
AND I'M GOING TO CLICK ON THAT AND THEN YOU WILL SEE A MAP THAT POPS UP THAT SHOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING DAY AND WEEK.
AND WE ARE CONSISTENTLY SEEING ELEVATED NITROGEN DIOXIDE BY BROOME STREET AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES MORE STUDY, MORE RESEARCH, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE CHILDREN ARE PLAYING OUTSIDE. SAINT MICHAEL'S.
YOU DO FEEL THE ODORS. WHEN YOU HAVE A CONSISTENT LEVEL THAT IS ELEVATED, SOMETIMES THAT CREATES HEALTH EFFECTS.
EPA SAYS IT SHOULD AVERAGE ABOUT 55 PER YEAR, IT SHOULD NOT EXCEED. WE ARE REALLY IN THE 80S AND IT SHOULD NOT EXCEED OVER 100 FOR AN HOUR.
WHEN IT'S CONSISTENTLY LONG, IT'S NOT HEALTHY.
AND THEY ARE CONSISTENTLY HIGH. >> THANK YOU MISS SCHOFIELD.
I IMAGINE THIS WOULD BE A CONTINUATION.
MISS KIRKLAND, HE OUR NEXT. >> SORT OF BUT NOT EXACTLY.
I MARGARET KIRKLAND. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF CONSERVE NASSAU. AND I SENT YOU A MESSAGE THIS MORNING WITH SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND A REQUEST AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF WE COULD-- NOT WE BUT YOU COULD HAVE A WORKSHOP TO DEAL WITH AIR QUALITY, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF WE NEED TO GO THROUGH, WORK THROUGH, DEBATE, ALSO HAVE EXPERTS IN ON THE SUBJECT, THAT WOULD BE INFORMATIVE FOR ALL OF US. SO THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. AND I KNOW I'M ALWAYS COMING UP HERE ASKING FOR STUFF BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE CHALLENGES OF YOUR LIVES AS A COMMISSIONER AND STAFFERS, AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE TWO MORE REQUESTS TO SPEAK. FIRST WILL BE--
>> GOOD EVENING, 1014 MAGNOLIA WOODS COURT.
GREAT FESTIVAL, THIS THANK YOU EVERYONE.
ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY LOVE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY IS THE INVOLVEMENT OF VOLUNTEERS IN MANY AREAS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR LIVES. WE SEE IT IN SUPPORT FOR ATHLETIC SPORTS, FOR YOUNGSTERS, YOU KNOW, TREE CANOPIES, EVENTS AND INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND THE LIKE.
I BELIEVE AN EXAMPLE OF THIS OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, FROM WHAT I KNOW, IS THE INITIATIVE CONSERVED NASSAU TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE QUALITY OF OUR AIR.
AIR QUALITY STUDIES ARE REALLY BASED ON TWO ITEMS. ONE IS ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY INSTRUMENTS TO ACCURATELY MEASURE THE CONCENTRATION OF CHEMICALS IN THE AIR.
PRETTY SIMPLE. THE SECOND PART IS THE MORE COMPLICATED PART PERHAPS, ALGORITHMS USING WEATHER DATA TO UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE CHEMICALS DIFFUSE IN THE ATMOSPHERE FROM THE SOURCE TO THE LOCATION OF THE SENSORS.
CONSERVE NASSAU, MARGARET AND OTHERS, APPROACHED ME SEVERAL MONTHS AGO TO SEE WHAT MY VIEWS WERE ON HOW TO ATTACK THIS.
MY OWN INVOLVEMENT WAS REALLY IN RECOMMENDING SENSORS FOR THE
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MEASUREMENT OF THE CHEMICALS APPEARED AND I DID NOT INSIST THE SENSORS-- DID INSIST THE SENSORS HAD TO BE EXTREMELY ACCURATE, VERY PRECISE AND SOPHISTICATED ENOUGH OTHERWISE THE DATA WOULD BE MEANINGLESS. AND I CAUTIONED AGAINST THOSE EXPENSIVE CENTERS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THAT YOU CAN GET FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS. AND SO MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THEY FOLLOWED THROUGH AND THEY BOUGHT SOME INCREDIBLY SOPHISTICATED SENSORS. I DO ENDORSE THOSE SENSORS THAT THEY SELECTED, AND ALSO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANIES THEY HAVE CONTACTED THAT APPEAR TO DO AN OUTSTANDING EFFORT.SIGN OF THIS INVOLVEMENT AND COMMITMENT, A FEW CITIZENS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CONSERVE NASSAU INVESTED NOT ONLY HUNDREDS OF HOURS IN THIS EFFORT THAT YOU SAW HERE, BUT ABOUT $20,000 OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET. $20,000 TO PUT UP FOUR DIFFERENT SENSORS TO MAKE ALL OF THIS HAPPEN.
SO MY REQUEST IS THAT I URGE YOU TO SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP SO THAT CONSERVE NASSAU CAN REALLY SLOWLY DELIBERATELY EXPLAIN EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THIS AREA, INCLUDING THE SENSOR SELECTION, HE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANIES AND THE LIKE, AND THE INITIAL RESULTS, WHICH ARE VERY TELLING AND SHOWING US THAT WE REALLY NEED AN AIR QUALITY STUDY IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THINGS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. THAT IS MY REQUEST.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP AND LAST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA...SPEAK UP MAYOR, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THE ONE-- WATER CONSERVATION PROCLAMATION. IT'S VERY IMPACTFUL AND YOUR STATEMENT AND LEADERSHIP ON THIS MATTER.
STILL IN A PHASE TWO SEVERE WATER SHORTAGE ORDER, WHICH HAS SEVERAL ASKS, WHICH IS WE ARE LIMITING PEOPLE-- IT'S AN ASK BUT WE ARE LIMITING PEOPLE TO ONE WATERING DAY A WEEK AS OPPOSED TO TWO, WHICH WOULD BE THE NORMAL CHANGE WITH THE TIME CHANGE, AND WE ARE ALSO ASKING FOR PEOPLE TO HOLD OFF ON-- IT WAS A ROUGH WINTER, COLD, DRY, SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOING LANDSCAPE PROJECTS, TO HOLD OFF, LIKE, REPLACING SOD, BIG PLANTS, BECAUSE THEY TAKE A LOT OF WATER.
IF YOU ARE ONLY LIMITED TO ONE DAY, THAT NICE NEW SOD BECOMES OLD DEAD SOD REALLY FAST. SEEING IT ALL THROUGH OUT AS WE DRIVE AROUND. THERE IS ONE ACTUAL PREEMPTION IN THERE, HOA'S ARE PREEMPTED IN THEIR RESTRICTIONS OF FORCING PEOPLE TO PRESSURE WASH THEIR HOMES OR THEIR DRIVEWAYS FOR ESTHETIC PURPOSES ONLY. IF THEY ARE PREPPING FOR WORK OR CONSTRUCTION, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY ALLOWED.
BUT WE ARE TRYING TO ASK PEOPLE TO REALLY KNUCKLE DOWN AND PRESERVE WATER BECAUSE A SEVERE WATER SHORTAGE IS BASED ON TWO THINGS. THE DROUGHT, WELLS ARE REGISTERING VERY LOW IN SOME PARTS SO WE HAVE TO-- LIKE THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON IN THE CAR, HE REALIZE YOU HAVE TO CHANGE PATTERNS AND KNUCKLE DOWN TO GET THROUGH UNTIL WE GET SOME RAIN ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP ON THIS DIRE MATTER AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
>> COULD I ASK ONE QUESTION? COULD YOU CLARIFY THE ONE DAY?
IT'S BY ADDRESS, RIGHT? >> IT'S BY ADDRESS.
SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, ODD OR EVEN, BUSINESSES ON TUESDAY.
I JUST TELL PEOPLE IF YOU ARE ABIDING BY THE ONE DAY RULE, I'M FINE WITH ANY DAY THAT YOU PICK THAT WORKS FOR YOU.
IN FACT, THERE WAS ONE MUNICIPALITY THAT REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID ON THE WEEKENDS WE CANNOT REALLY ENFORCE THAT ON THE WEEKENDS BECAUSE WE DON'T WORK ON THE WEEKENDS AND YOU ARE ASKING EVERYBODY TO DO THEIR WATERING ON THE WEEKENDS.
SO WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE AT THE PLANTS.
SO FOR ME IT'S ALL ABOUT IF YOU ARE ABIDING BY ONE DAY, YOU PICK AND CHOOSE AND I THINK THAT WOULD KIND OF EASE IT ALL AROUND. IF YOU'RE ON RECLAIMED WATER, RECLAIMED WATER IS REGULATED BY THE UTILITIES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.
>> NEXT UP. >> I'M JUST COMING FORWARD TO REITERATE WHAT MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED ABOUT THE NEED FOR AN AIR QUALITY STUDY AND FOR AN AGENDA ITEM EITHER AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP IN JUNE OR AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMISSION MEETING. THIS IS PARAMOUNT AND YOUR RULES AND PROCEDURE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE THAT TWO COMMISSIONERS,
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TWO SEPARATE COMMISSIONERS CAN MAKE AN ASK FOR THIS EITHER TO THE CITY CLERK OR THE CITY MANAGER, NOT TO ONE OR THE OTHER, AND ALSO THE MAYOR CAN MAKE THIS.ESPECIALLY IF IT'S AN ISSUE OF PUBLIC WELFARE AND HEALTH AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE PERTINENT THAN THE AIR QUALITY THAT WE ARE BREATHING IN DAY IN AND DAY OUT YOU ONLY GOT TO SEE A TOUCH OF WHAT THE DATA IS. WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING SINCE NOVEMBER. WE'VE SEEN IT AS A CONSISTENT PATTERN OF SPIKES IN DIFFERENT GASES.
WE HAVE TELUS OFFERING TO DO AN AIR QUALITY STUDY SO REALLY AS A PART OF YOUR PUBLIC OFFICE DUTY, THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF FERNANDINA. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANY OTHER ISSUE GETTING PUSHED TO THE FOREFRONT BEFORE THIS.
MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THERE WAS AN OPEN MEETING IN JUNE FOR THE WORKSHOP. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE AGENDA.
I WAS INFORMED AND SAW THERE WAS ONLY A TWO NOTICE REQUIREMENT SO WE'VE MADE A PUBLIC REQUIREMENT. THIS IS A PUBLIC ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME AND IT'S IMPACTING PEOPLE'S LIVES DAY IN AND DAY OUT, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, ANTI-ELDERLY.
SO, YOU KNOW, LET'S START DOING SOMETHING THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE CITIZENS. WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF WORKSHOPS AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND THINGS FOR ALL KINDS OF ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT, BUT THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST BECAUSE THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.
SO PLEASE, PUT THIS ON YOUR AGENDA.
EITHER FOR JUNE, FIRST MEETING IN JUNE, OR FIRST WORKSHOP IN JUNE. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE A FULL ONE. IT WOULD BE BETTER IF WE COULD BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS MERITS THE TIME THAT WE ARE ASKING TO DO THIS. YOU JUST SAW THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. THERE IS SO MUCH MORE THERE.
THANK YOU. >> MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION PLEASE? ARE YOU ALSO TALKING TO THE
COUNTY ABOUT THIS ISSUE? >> HAVE YOU ASKED THEM FOR A
WORKSHOP? >> NO BECAUSE THIS AREA IS BEING STUDIED RIGHT NOW. IT'S AMELIA ISLAND.
THE SOUTH OF THE ISLAND IS NOT BEING STUDIED BECAUSE MOST OF THE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE PUTTING THIS OUT ARE ON THIS END OF THE
ISLAND, AS YOU KNOW. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.
IN THE GREAT TOWN OF FERNANDINA BEACH.
COMMISSIONER-- WANTED TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON SHRIMP FESTIVAL AND MY APPRECIATION OF CITY STAFF AND THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT DOWN TO SHRIMP FESTIVAL FOR THE PARADE, FOR THE SATURDAY SWIM CALL THAT WE HAD, FOR FRIDAY NIGHT, FOR ALLOWING US TO RUN THE DRONE SHOW INSTEAD OF THE FIREWORKS, AND ALSO FOR SUNDAY. SUNDAY TURNED OUT TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. AND I REALLY WANT TO TAKE MY HAT OFF, IF I STILL HAD MY CRAZY HAT ON, TO THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY STAFF, PARKS AND REC, KATIE NEWTON, EVERYBODY HAD A HAND IN THIS AND MADE IT HAPPEN.
CITY STAFF REALLY STEPPING UP AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU NEED, HOW DO WE MAKE IT HAPPEN. IT'S A TREMENDOUS WAY TO SHOWCASE OUR ISLAND AND SHOWCASE THE TOWN OF FERNANDINA.
AND THE BEST COMPLIMENT I GOT TODAY WAS, LIKE, IT WAS MONDAY AND IT WAS LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED.
IT JUST ALL DISAPPEARED. THE WATERFRONT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING-- EVERYBODY WAS ALL KIND OF WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO, HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET PEOPLE THERE? SUNDAY IT WAS PACKED. THERE WAS MORE KIDS ON TOP OF THAT WOOD STRUCTURE PLAYTHING THAN THERE WAS WOOD STRUCTURE.
IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. THE MUSIC, THE KIDS PLAYING MUSIC AND THE MUSIC BEING THROWN OUT THERE AT THE NEW PARK WAS JUST A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT. THE MULTI-USE AREA, THE CARNIVAL RIDES AND EVERYTHING FOR THE KIDS.
IT TURNED OUT TO BE VERY, VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT.
THE DRONE SHOW WAS A STROKE OF LUCK THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL THAT OFF GETTING THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHERE IT'S LIKE WE REALLY SHOULD NOT BE DOING A FIREWORKS SHOW, AND BEING ABLE TO PULL THAT OFF.
I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT THAT WAS-- IT WAS A BIG DEAL AND WE COULD NOT HAVE MADE IT HAPPEN WITHOUT CITY STAFF SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU MR. INGLIS. I WILL AGREE, MY DAUGHTER
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ENJOYED THE KIDS ZONE ON SUNDAY. BEFORE I MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA, DO I HAVE ANY OBJECTION FROM THE COMMISSION ABOUT A WORKSHOP ON AIR QUALITY FOR NEXT MONTH?>> WHAT IS OUR SCHEDULE? WHAT'S ON THE TABLE?
>> GIVE ME JUST A SECOND. >> SURE.
>> WHILE WE ARE WAITING, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN HAVING A DEEPER DIVE INTO AIR QUALITY. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ADDING WATER QUALITY ALSO. SAINT MARY'S, A LOT OF BAD DATA.
>> MY ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE TWO TOPICS IN ONE WORKSHOP.
>> I'M HAVING TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP IS SLATED FOR JUNE SECOND. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE ANYTHING ON THAT AGENDA AT THIS TIME.
THAT WOULD BE LIKELY THE SOONEST AVAILABLE.
>> WITH THAT, CAN YOU GIVE ME A SECOND?
>> CERTAINLY. >> AND SO IF WE HAVE AN AIR QUALITY WORKSHOP ON JUNE SECOND, WOULD WE INVITE CONSERV NASSAU TO HAVE THEIR-- BECAUSE THEY COULD BRING ELECTRONICALLY THEIR-- I THINK THEY COULD, THEIR TELUS ADVISOR.
>> OPTION FOR THAT WOULD BE THE TEN MINUTE PRESENTATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. IF ONE OF YOU MAY JOIN US AT THE PODIUM, THIS SUGGESTION WOULD BE A TEN MINUTE PRESENTATION FOR WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AT THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOLLOWING THE WORKSHOP. WOULD THAT BE ENOUGH TIME?
>> WHY WOULD WE DO THE PRESENTATION AT THE WORKSHOP?
>> TO RECEIVE THE PRESENTATION AND THEN DISCUSS.
>> TWENTY MINUTE PRESENTATION AND 40 MINUTES FOR DISCUSSION.
>> VERY GOOD. A JOKE IN THE MEANTIME?
>> MR. INGLIS, WOULD YOU MIND COMING BACK UP FOR A SECOND?
>> AM I UNDER OATH? [LAUGHTER]
>> I WAS THERE ON SUNDAY AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT WAS ELBOW TO ELBOW WITH PEOPLE AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. BUT I WANTED TO ASK YOU, WE ALL GOT AN EMAIL FROM A RESIDENT WHOSE CHILD WAS BURNED DURING THE PARADE BY SPARKS FROM THE PIRATE'S CANNON AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE EMAIL INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS AND THAT THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL COMMITTEE HAD WORKED ON A PROCESS TO PREVENT THAT HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE BUT IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT AT THIS POINT, THAT YOU COULD HELP US BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO
THIS GENTLEMAN? >> YES, WE REACHED OUT TO THE FAMILY. A CHILD-- WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS THE SAINT MARY'S PIRATE CLUB, NOT THE FERNANDINA BEACH PIRATE CLUB, SO TWO SEPARATE PIRATE CLUBS, AND THE SAINT MARY'S PIRATE CLUB WAS IN THE FIRST PART OF THE PARADE.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A CANNON AND THEY USE A PROCESS WHERE THEY TAKE WADDING AND GUNPOWDER IN THE CANNON AND THEN THE WADDING SHOOTS OUT AND IT IS A FIRE RETARDANT, THEY USED TO DO THAT WITH A FERNANDINA BEACH PIRATES CLUB USED TO DO THAT AND THEY SWITCHED TO A DIFFERENT TACTIC. THE SAINT MARY'S, WHEN THEY DID THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE THAT SOME OF THAT WADDING HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND WHEN THE WIND CAUGHT IT AND IT HAD FALLEN DOWN AND A CHILD GOT A COUPLE OF BURNS THROUGH HIS SHIRT AND ON HIS FINGER.
I REACHED OUT TO THE-- >> WE GOT PICTURES.
>> I KNOW, I'VE SEEN THE PICTURES MYSELF.
AND THEN I TOOK-- I CALLED THE PARENTS.
I CALLED THE PARENTS AND THEY WERE UNDERSTANDING OF IT AND
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WANTING TO-- WHAT IS A WORKAROUND, HOW DO WE FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE ONE WORKAROUND IS THAT WE ARE-- THE FERNANDINA-- THE SAINT MARY'S PIRATE CLUB WILL BE BANNED FOR NEXT YEAR, NOT ALLOWED TO BE IN THE PARADE UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH AN ACCEPTABLE PROCEDURE FOR FIRING THEIR CANNON. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT, AND WE WILL PROBABLY IMPLEMENT, THAT THE FERNANDINA BEACH PIRATE CLUB WILL BE THE ONLY CLUB THAT DOES FIRE A CANNON DURING THAT PARADE. ALSO I WOULD ASK THAT THE CITY LOOK AT OTHER PARADES THAT WE HAVE.FERNANDINA BEACH HAS A VERY UNIQUE SYSTEM THAT THEY USE.
THEY DON'T USE ANY WADDING. THEY JUST PUT GUNPOWDER IN THE CANNON, THEY CANNON FIRES OFF, THEY GUNPOWDER BURNS OFF AND IT DISAPPEARS, THIS.
-- DISSIPATES. THE PARENTS WERE VERY UNDERSTANDING, THEY JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW WE WILL SOLVE THE
PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. >> WOULD YOU SUGGEST WE UPDATE THE SPECIAL EVENTS DOCUMENTATION TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN PARTICULAR AND MAKE IT A REQUIREMENT IN THE CITY?
>> I WOULD LOOK INTO DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
MAYBE WORKING WITH PARKS AND REC WHERE YOU COULD COME UP WITH A SUITABLE-- SUITABLE-- OBVIOUSLY RUN IT PAST THE CITY ATTORNEY AND EVERYTHING. AND IN THE PAST PACKET WAS-- I DON'T-- I MEAN WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY OF THOSE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST THAT I KNOW OF WHEN I WAS A MEMBER OF A FERNANDINA BEACH PIT WE HAVEN'T RUN INTO THAT PROBLEM BEFORE.
>> I GUESS MY OTHER CONCERN WOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SEVERE DROUGHT WHERE YOU CAN'T DO FIREWORKS, MAYBE ANY KIND OF GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION IS NOT NECESSARILY IN THE BEST
INTEREST. >> YOU KNOW, HINDSIGHT IS ALWAYS 2020. WE COULD HAVE.
WE ARE DEEPLY UNHAPPY THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED.
NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE ANY INJURIES WHATSOEVER.
THIS YEAR WE IMPLEMENTED EXTRA STEPS WITH SAFETY GUARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FLOATS, ADDITIONAL RAILINGS TO KEEP THE CROWD AT BAY. YOU KNOW, YOU LEARN FROM YOUR
MISTAKES AND YOU MOVE ON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. >> WITH NO OTHER REQUEST TO SPEAK, WE WILL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
ANY COMMISSIONERS THAT WISH TO STRIKE AN ITEM?
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE START THE VOTE. THAT PASSES 50 WHICH BRINGS US
[7.1 (Legislative) LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS — ORDINANCE 2026-07 AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 1.07.00 ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS; AMENDING TABLE 2.03.02 TABLE OF LAND USES; AMENDING SECTION 6.02.00, SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES, TO CREATE SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS FOR CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES AND AMEND SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS FOR GROUP HOMES, AND AMENDING TABLE 7.01.04(A) PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: amends the Land Development Code ("LDC") chapter 1.07.00, Table 2.03.02, Table 7.01.04(A), and chapter 6.02.00 relating to new statutory requirement from FL SB 954 for Certified Recovery Residences and updates to Group Home Facility definitions and standards.]
TO OUR SECOND READING ON OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXTTHIS IS CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 2026-07 SECOND READING FOR SOME LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS.
THIS IS RELATED TO STATUTORY CHANGES AT THE STATE LEVEL WHICH REQUIRE US TO CREATE DEFINITION AND PLACEMENT FOR CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES IN OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
WE HAVE A MEMO IN YOUR PACKET ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT HAPPENED AT THE STATE LEVEL. THIS WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPPPPPPPPP
>> ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS, AMENDING TABLE TWO .03.0 TWO TABLE OF LAND USES, AMENDING SECTION 6.0 TWO .00, SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES, TO CREATE SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS FOR CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES AND AMEND SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS FOR GROUP HOMES, ANTI- MAIN-- AMENDING TABLE 7.01.0 FOUR LETTER A, PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES, AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
STAFF ON THIS ITEM? >> I WOULD LIKE TO JUST THANK THEM. I WATCHED THE MEETING AS THEY
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WENT THROUGH THIS. ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS ON OURBOARDS. >> I WILL ECHO THAT THANK YOU.
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2026-07 AMENDING THE
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. >> SECOND.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE START THE VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES 50 WHICH
[8. CITY MANAGER REPORTS]
BRINGS US INTO NUMBER 8, CITY MANAGER REPORTS.>> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO REPORT THAT THE CITY CLOSED ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 115 SOUTH SECOND STREET LAST WEEK. I THINK WE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY, THEY TRANSACTION WENT SMOOTHLY. WE HAVE THE KEYS TO THE FACILITY AND WE USED IT A LITTLE BIT OVER THE WEEKEND TO PARK SOME CITY VEHICLES THERE. WE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A BID PROCESS FOR DEMOLITION BUT I WOULD EXPECT THAT TO COME BACK TO YOU IN THE NEXT 6290 DAYS OR SO.
OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, WE HAVE TRAINED OR HAD A SEMINAR WITH ABOUT 65 EMPLOYEES HERE IN THIS ROOM ON THE PROPERTY TAX AND BUDGET 101. I WAS PLEASED WITH THE EMPLOYEE ATTENDANCE AT BOTH SESSIONS. WE ARE OFFERING IT FOR THE PUBLIC ON MAY 18TH AT 6 P M HERE IN THESE CHAMBERS AND WE HAVE ROOM FOR MORE PEOPLE TO SIGN UP. THE CLERK'S OFFICE IS TAKING RSVP'S FOR THAT SESSION BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE PUBLIC AT THAT SESSION. WE WILL RECORD THAT AS WELL SO IT WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER ON FOR PEOPLE TO GO BACK AND WATCH.
MOST EMPLOYEES SAID THEY LEARNED SOMETHING NEW AND INTERESTING THEY DID NOT REALIZE ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES OR ABOUT HOW THE CITY BUDGET IS PUT TOGETHER SO THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN POSITIVE.
LASTLY I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE SHRIMP COMMITTEE.
ALL OF THEIR VOLUNTEERS AND THE STAFF FOR PUTTING ON AN INCREDIBLE EVENT. I WAS HERE ALL FOUR DAYS AND THAT IS REALLY A HUGE LIFT AND KUDOS TO THE WHOLE TEAM, YOU DID A GREAT JOB. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU MISS CAMPBELL. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY, I CAME TO THE BUDGET 101 MONDAY. IT WAS EXCELLENT.
I URGE THE PUBLIC, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED-- INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING OUR COMPLEX BUDGET AND EVEN ALSO HOW YOUR OWN PROPY TAXES WORK, IT WAS ABOUT AN HOUR.
WHEN WILL IT BE AGAIN? MONDAY MAY 18TH AT SIX P M.
OR WATCH IT ONLINE. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT
[9. CITY CLERK REPORTS]
TOGETHER. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR CITY
NEXT MONDAY AT 11 A M MAY EIGHTH, THEY 2026 ELECTION CYCLE QUALIFYING PERIOD BEGINS AND CONCLUDES ON FRIDAY AT FIVE P M.
INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR CITY COMMISSIONER-- COMMISSION ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
[10. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS]
WITH THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION.>> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL BE HOLDING ANOTHER EXECUTIVE SESSION ON MAY 19TH AT 4 P M REGARDING-- BOTH CASES, THEY WON CIVIL COURT CASE AND THE FEDERAL CASE. IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT.
THAT WILL BE AT 4:00 PRIOR TO THE 5:00 WORKSHOP FOR THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ON MAY 19TH.
[11. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU MADAM ATTORNEY.
COMMISIONER. >> I'VE GOT NOTHING.
>> COMMISSIONER. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SHRIMP COMMITTEE AS WELL. IT WAS A FABULOUS EVENT.
AND THEY DEALT WITH ADVERSITY AND THEY GOT THROUGH IT AND THEY HAD A FABULOUS DAY ON SUNDAY. WHEN I LEFT I WASN'T SURE I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF TOWN BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHICH STREET TO GO DOWN, THEY WERE ALSO CROWDED.
SO THAT WAS GREAT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE CITY STAFF WHO WORKED VERY HARD AS WELL OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE POLICE, THEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE PUBLIC WORKS FOLKS. I KNOW SCOTT'S FOLKS PROBABLY WORKED A FAIR AMOUNT AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC WORKS FOLKS AND THE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE. SO AGAIN THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING OUR CITY SHINE THIS PAST WEEKEND.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
>> YEAH, I WANT TO REITERATE THANKS FOR THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL.
I WAS HERE AT EIGHT A M ON SATURDAY BEFORE THE RAIN AND THE
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MOBILIZATION THAT THE POLICE HAD GOING ON IN THE BACK HERE IS TRULY INCREDIBLE, THE WORK THAT OUR SAFETY OFFICERS DO.IT'S A HUGE LIFT, INVOLVING COUNTY, OTHER CITIES THAT COME TO MUTUAL AID. ATLANTIC BEACH, NEPTUNE BEACH.
IT'S ENORMOUS TO MAKE THIS. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
HUGE. THE NUMBER OF PINK VOLUNTEER SHIRTS WAS AMAZING. THANK YOU.
IT WAS SUPER FUN. EVEN IN THE RAIN.
I BIKED HOME IN THE POURING RAIN.
FELT LIKE A LITTLE KID. WHO DOESN'T LIKE TO PLAY IN THE RAIN? ALSO JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO BARNABAS. I WENT TO THEIR SEEDS OF HOPE CELEBRATION, SAW THE CITY MANAGER THERE.
IT WAS GREAT. THE GARDENS, THE FRESH PRODUCE THEY GROW IN THE BACK THERE THAT THEY GIVE AWAY.
HUGELY IMPRESSIVE, THEY THE WORK THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THE WATERFRONT PARK I WANT TO GIVE ANOTHER SHOUT OUT BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST KEEP SAYING HOW PRETTY IT IS.
IT IS SO NICE. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN DOWN TO THE NEW WATERFRONT PARK, HE YOU'VE GOT TO GO.
THERE'S FREE PARKING. AND SHOUT OUT TO THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION FOR DOING A LOT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING.
THEY GOT A LOT OF LOUD VOICES THAT WERE AGAINST THE PARK AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF. IT'S FANTASTIC.
UPCOMING, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY MAY 16TH, THAT COUNTY HAS THE OPENING OF THE BEACHES, 10:00 TO 6:00.
THAT'S ALSO THE SAME DAY AS THE WILD AMELIA FEST.
BUT THE WILD AMELIA FEST KICKS OFF THIS COMING WEEKEND WITH THE DOWNTOWN OF DUNES CLEANUP YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR, ALL ALONG THE LENGTH OF CENTER AND ATLANTIC. IT'S A GREAT CLEANUP EVENT.
AND THEN THEY JUST HAVE A WEEK OF AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF EVENTS. KAYAK TOURS, BIKING TOURS, BIRDING TOURS, NATIVE PLANT TOURS, SPEAKING ABOUT RACCOONS, RIVER CRUISES, YOU NAME IT. GO TO THE CAPE NASSAU BEAUTIFUL WEBSITE, IT'S AMAZING. -- KEEP NASSAU BEAUTIFUL-- THANK YOU FOR THE AIR QUALITY WORKSHOP AND THEN I DID WANT TO GIVE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS A HEADS-UP. NOT THAT IT IMPACTS ANYBODY EXCEPT ME. IN AUGUST, WHEN OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS START, I WILL BE HERE FOR TUESDAY AUGUST FOURTH, OUR FIRST BUDGET MEETING, ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST FIFTH, OUR SECOND MEETING, IF WE NEED IT. AND THURSDAY AUGUST SIXTH, OUR THIRD MEETING, IF WE NEED IT. WHICH WE DID NOT LAST YEAR BUT I WON'T BE HERE THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
MONDAY AUGUST TENTH OR TUESDAY AUGUST 11TH, IF WE NEED THOSE DAYS. OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN PASS THE BUDGET WITH ONLY FOUR PEOPLE BUT I HAVE A TRIP PLANNED THAT WAS LITERALLY PLANNED TWO YEARS AGO SO.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. >> THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THAT THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO A WELL EXECUTED SHRIMP FESTIVAL.
HARD TO BELIEVE IT'S THE 61ST ONE AND DESPITE THE BAD WEATHER IT WAS A SUCCESS. MY DAUGHTER THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE KIDS ZONE DOWN THERE AND I HAD MY FIRST FRIED OREO SO THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. [LAUGHTER] MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ON MAY 25TH AT 11 A M RIGHT HERE DOWNTOWN IN THE HARBOR MARINA HOSTED BY THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 54 SO PLEASE MAKE IT.
THEN JUST WANT TO REITERATE, THIS MENTIONED, MONDAY MAY 18TH AT SIX P M IS OUR TOWN HALL ON PROPERTY TAXES AND CITY BUDGET 101. WITH THAT,
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.