[4.1 PRESENTATION - NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY - Nassau Humane Society Executive Director Chantel Scherer will present the "City Commission Dog of the Month."]

PLEASE ADDRESS MYSELF OR THE COMMISSION DO NOT SOLICIT DISCUSSION FROM THE AUDIENCE. WE WILL TURN IT TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY AND ARE DOG OF THE MONTH.

>> RED IS A BOY, HE'S SPELLED REDD, TEN YEARS OLD AND HIS STORY HE WAS WITH US AS A PUPPY AND HE THOUGHT HE FOUND HIS FOREVER HOME ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, THAT FOR EVER HOME BROUGHT HIM BACK TO US BECAUSE THEY WERE MOVING AND THEY CAN TAKE HIM. HE'S BACK TO US AT TEN YEARS O OLD. SENIOR TALKS ARE SEVEN AND ABOVE, TYPICALLY FIVE TO MAKE SEVEN TIMES LONGER.

WE HAVE ABOUT 12 SENIOR DOGS, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A WELL BEHAVED, WELL MANNERED DOG THAT STILL HAS A LOT OF ENERGY, WE

ONE MORE. >> THE CHAIR: IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO ADOPT YOUR SENIOR DOGS HOW CAN THEY DO THAT.

>> I WILL DRIVE TO YOUR HOUSE. [LAUGHTER] ALL OF OUR CATS AND DOGS ARE LISTED COME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM, COME OUT TO THE SHELTER SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 11 TO 5:00.

>> TH CHAIR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE OF YOU MAY NOT BE READY TO ADOPT A DOG, THEY CAN USE AS MUCH HELP AS THEY CAN GET. PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT TO.

>> WE DO DOGGY DAYS OUT AS WELL. YOU COULD TAKE YOUR DOG TO THE

[4.2 PRESENTATION - FERNANDINA BEACH MAIN STREET - Fernandina Beach Main Street Executive Director Ms. Lulu Huppmann will provide a synopsis of projects occurring within each of the four Main Street Councils (Promotions, Economic Vitality, Organization, and Design).]

BEACH, TAKEN FOR A SNOW CONE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMMIT

FULL-TIME. >> THE CHAIR: THAT WILL MOVE US INTO ITEM 4.2, PRESENTATION FOR FERNANDINA BEACH MAIN

MAIN STREET. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MY NAME IS LULU HULTMAN ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR FERNANDINA BEACH MAIN STREET. WHO IS DRIVING? ARE? WE PROMOTE ECONOMIC VITALITY, PRESERVATION BASED ECONOMIC VITALITY.

MAIN STREET WORKS THROUGH A FOUR-POINT APPROACH, PROMOTIONS, DESIGN, ORGANIZATION AND ECONOMIC VITALITY. WITH ALL THE FOUR POINTS WE HAVE A COMMITTEE FOR EACH ONE. I WILL START WITH OUR ORGANIZATION THIS PAST QUARTER WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR 2026 SECRETARY OF STATE AWARD SUBMISSIONS.

THESE WILL BE PRESENTED AT THIS YEAR'S PRESENTATION CONFERENCE KIND OF LIKE THE ONE WE HAD LAST YEAR.

THEY ARE HOLDING IT IN COCOA VILLAGE THIS YEAR.

WE ARE GOING TO BUNDLE THOSE UP AND GET PACKAGED UP AND SENT OUT TOMORROW. MORE TO COME ON WHO WINS FROM OUR SUBMISSIONS. THE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS AND RESOURCES FOR OUR MAIN STREET AND WE CONTINUE WITH ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS MOVING SMOOTHLY.

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OUR DESIGN COMMITTEE, THIS ONE HAS BEEN SUPER BUSY THIS QUARTER ALSO. MAY WAS PRESERVATION MONTH, WE HELD THE AWARDS ON MAY 12TH. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EVENING, THE EMELIA RIVER WATERFRONT PARK, WON THE ADAPTIVE REUSE AWARD, THE MAJORITY OF YOU WERE THERE.

ROB WAS THE WINNER OF OUR JOHN COTNER PRESERVATION CHAMPION AWARD. WE PARTNERED WITH AMELIA ISLAND HISTORIC TOURS FOR OUR PRESERVATION TOUR, PART OF PRESERVATION MONTH. WE PROVIDED A CODE TO GIVE A $10 OFF CODE FOR THEM TO USE ANY TOUR THEY WERE PROVIDING.

I TALKED TO DANIEL LAST FRIDAY, HE TOLD ME THEY WERE UP TO ABOUT 50 PEOPLE WHO HAD TAKEN A TOUR WITH THAT CODE TO.

I WILL HAVE TO GIVE A FINALIZED NUMBER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

OUR PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE -- THE COMMITTEE WAS ALSO BUSY, FOCUSING ON OUR DOWNTOWN DOLLARS PROGRAM.

A LOCAL GIFT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM DEDICATED TO KEEPING THE MONEY SENT DOWNTOWN. WE ARE INCREASING IN OUR NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS. WE JUST SIGNED ON THIS WEEK AND WE HAVE BEEN SELLING OUR DOWNTOWN DOLLARS CERTIFICATE ONLINE. YOU COULD PURCHASE ONLINE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AT THE BOTTOM LEFT, AND COME TO THE OFFICE AND PURCHASE THEM. WE PROMOTED THE WINDOW PAINTING, THIS INITIATIVE HELPS DONATE MONEY TO THE FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL ART STUDENTS AND WE PROMOTED OUR SIDEWALK SALE THAT RAN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE THE KICKOFF AND THIS YEAR WE DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT. WE HAD A TENT AT THE MASS OUTPLACE, WE DID COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WEEKEND EVEN THROUGH THE MONSOON THAT OCCURRED ON SATURDAY.

I HEARD IT SO THERE WAS THE BEST DAY I'M SORRY I DO MISS IT BUT MY STEPSON HAD TO GET MARRIED ON SUNDAY.

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL EITHER WAY. OUR ECONOMIC VITALITY COMMITTEE.

THIS COMMITTEE STRENGTHENS EXISTING BUSINESSES AND ATTRACT NEW ONES. OUR ALL ACCESS MAIN STREET PROGRAM IS A VOLUNTARY INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO HELP BUSINESSES CREATE A MORE WELCOMING AND ACCESSIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR CUSTOMERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES.

EARLIER THIS YEAR WE APPLIED FOR A GRANT FROM AARP, THE COMMITTEE CHALLENGE FLAGSHIP GRANT. JUNE 24TH WILL BE THE DAY WE WILL FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE WON THIS GRANT.

IT WILL HELP FUND US TO SPREADING THE ALL ACCESS MAIN STREET INITIATIVE STATEWIDE ACROSS FLORIDA AND HOPEFULLY ACROSS THE NATION, NATIONWIDE. THIS IS A GROUP OF MERCHANTS, THERE IS SOME CITY STUFF ON THIS.

THERE ARE UTILITIES INVOLVED IN THIS AND WE ARE JUST TRYING TO IMPROVE THE CORE ADORE AND MAKE IT MORE WALKABLE.

WE RECENTLY DID A WALK WITH F D.O.T.

WENT UP AND DOWN MAIN STREET, IDENTIFIED ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS THAT COULD BE IMP IMPROVED.

THE MAPS ON THE EAST SIDE, IT'S A GOOD THING WE HAD F D.O.T.

WITH US THERE. YOU CAN SEE CABLE WIRES ALL OVER THIS UTILITY POLE. THERE'S MULTIPLE CABLE WIRES STRUNG AROUND. MORE TO COME ON THAT.

THIS PAST QUARTER'S CURB APPEAL AWARD WENT TO THE HAPPY TOMATO.

THEY ARE PRETTY POPULAR AND I HAVE TO SAY WE POSTED ABOUT THIS CURB APPEAL YESTERDAY LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGO AND THE POST HAS BEEN HIT OVER 45,000 TIMES. THEY WERE NOMINATED AS -- FOR THE CURB APPEAL AWARD DUE TO -- HERE IT IS.

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KEEPING HIS DINING AREA QUAINT AND WELL-MAINTAINED.

SO FERNANDINA BEACH, WE'VE KIND OF BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE THIS PAST QUARTER. IN APRIL, I ATTENDED THE NATIONAL MAIN STREET OF AMERICA NOW CONFERENCE IN TULSA A LOT OF NETWORKING, A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, I ALSO LEARNED WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN A TORNADO HITS TULSA.

THAT WAS AN INTERESTING EDUCATIONAL SESSION FOR ME.

WHILE I WAS IN TULSA I ALSO DID A WEBINAR FOR THE NATIONAL AARP FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND TALKED ABOUT OUR ALL ACCESS MAIN STREET INITIATIVE PROGRAM. OUR WATERFRONT PARK MEMORIAL BENCHES, WE HAVE A 22 DOWN THERE, WE SOLD 19.

I'M JUST NOW GETTING IN THE PLAQUES FOR THOSE BENCHES AND THEY WILL BE GETTING INSTALLED SHORTLY.

ALSO TWO BENCHES THAT STILL NEED TO GO DOWN NEAR THE PLAYGROUND AREA. MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WE WERE -- WE PARTNERED WITH KEEP NASSAU BEAUTIFUL.

THIS YEAR THERE WERE ABOUT 150 VOLUNTEERS THAT SHOWED UP.

IT WAS THE BIGGEST I'VE EVER SEEN SO FAR.

THIS IS WHERE THE VOLUNTEERS GO FROM THE WELCOME DEPOT ALL THE WAY TO THE ATLANTIC REC CENTER AND THROUGHOUT THE A STREET CORRIDOR AND CLEAN UP THE TRASH, IT'S GREAT INITIATIVE.

EVERYONE SAVE THE DATE, OCTOBER 3RD IS OUR BIGGEST FUND-RAISER OF THE YEAR, THE 2026 CRAFT BEER AND SPIRITS FESTIVAL. OUR TICKETS WILL BE GOING ON SALE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR EARLY BIRD SPECIAL THAT WILL GO ON SALE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OUR BEVERAGE REGISTRATION OPEN, CALLING ALL BEVERAGES.

THIS IS OUR FINANCIAL REPORT AS OF APRIL 30TH.

FERNANDINA BEACH MAIN STREET HAS RECORDED A TOTAL REVENUE OF $150,066 COMPARED TO $164,121 DURING THE SAME PERIOD IN THE FISCAL YEAR. ARE REVENUE SOURCES CONTINUED TO BE LED BY EVENTS AND FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES WOULD GENERATE $82,437 REFLECTING A STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION. MEMBER AND PARTNER DONATIONS CONTRIBUTED TO A 40,000 -- AND IS CURRENTLY THE CITY OF CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH PROVIDED $30,000.

WITHIN OUR FISCAL YEAR SO FAR. OUR BUDGET AND GRANT REVENUE OF $250, WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK ON THIS YET.

IT MIGHT COME IN THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD.

THE TOTAL EXPENSES THROUGH APRI1 COMPARED TO $130,915 DURING THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. THIS INCREASE WAS PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY LIGHTING PROJECT WE TOOK OVER BECAUSE OF THE PAST YEAR AND IT'S JUST ABOUT THE TIMING OF WHEN WE RECEIVE THE GRANT MONEY LAST YEAR AND SPENT IT IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. EVENTS, FUND-RAISING AND PROJECT EXPENSES TOTALED $251,425. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTED 20,000 IN FACADE GRANT MONEY SO FAR. I HAVE ANOTHER 10,000 BUT I AM GETTING READY TO GIVE TO ANOTHER FACADE GRANT RECIPIENT -- THAT WILL BE A TOTAL OF 40,000 BY NEXT QUARTER WHICH I THINK IS FABULOUS. A COUPLE OF THE PROJECTS WERE FROM PRIOR SEASONS, HOWEVER IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE FOR THEIR PROJECTS TO FINISH. WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE THEM THAT MONEY, IT WAS WONDERFUL. GETTING BACK TO OUR PAYROLL EXPENSES, $47,034 COMPARED TO $48,826 FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

AT THE END OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD, FERNANDINA BEACH MAIN STREET REFLECTS A TEMPORARY DEFICIT, THE VARIANCE IS LARGELY

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DUE TO THE HOLIDAY LIGHTING PROJECT.

THAT WILL EVEN OUT HOPEFULLY BY NEXT QUARTER.

ANY QUESTIONS? >> THE CHAIR: TWO WE HAVE ANY

[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR THE CONSENT AGENDA]

QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. THAT WILL MOVE US INTO ITEM FIVE TREND, PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, IF YOU'VE NOT ALREADY SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO SPEAK WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. IT IS NOT THE ITEMS YOU'VE SEEN ON THE AGENDA IN ITEM SIX OR SEVEN YOU CAN SPEAK NOW OR ELSE HE COULD SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS LATER TO GO OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE MR. DOUG STEIN JERICHO NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE

RECORD. >> MY NAME IS DOUG STEIN I MET 1909 HIGHLAND DRIVE FERNANDINA BEACH, I'VE BEEN IN FERNANDINA BEACH FOR 44 YEARS. I'VE SEEN ON THE GROWTH, THINGS HAPPEN, THAT A CYCLIST HERE -- I'VE BEEN A CYCLIST FOR OVER 30.

AS FAR AS I KNOW WITH REGULAR BICYCLES ON THE STREETS, THE STATE ALREADY HAS LAWS, REGULATIONS IF EVERYBODY ABIDES BY THOSE -- IT'S NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE.

THE ONLY ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WHEN THE E-BIKES HAVE ENTERED THE MARKET AND OVER THE PAST -- THEY STARTED ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO BUT NOW WE'VE GOT THEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE THE BIGGEST NUISANCE HAS BEEN IRRESPONSIBLE RIDERS. YOU'VE GOT TO RAIN THE MEN, I GET OUT, WE DON'T WANT THEM ON THE SIDEWALKS.

TRAILS, ROOTING UP THE DIRT, THEY DON'T BELONG THERE, THE TO BE COURTEOUS TO OTHER PEOPLE. THERE ARE RULES AND REGULATIONS BUT PEDESTRIANS HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY.

BUT MOST BICYCLES IN MY EXPERIENCE SHOULDN'T BE ON THE SIDEWALK UNLESS IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE.

IF YOU ARE SOMEWHERE YOU GET CLOSE ON ATLANTIC AVENUE TO DOWNTOWN, THE BIKE LANE IS GONE, THERE MIGHT BE A SIDEWALK OKAY, GET OVER THERE. JUST SO YOU'RE NOT IN TRAFFIC.

CARS DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO BICYCLES.

I CAN'T TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF TIMES I BEEN CUT OFF BY CARS, TAXICABS, PEOPLE LIKE THAT IN TOWN.

I THINK YOU OUGHT TO BE FOCUSING ON THE E-BIKES.

THE SPEED LIMIT RESTRICTION YOU HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED BIKES ON THE ROAD, TO ME IT'S RESTRICTIVE. 20 MILES PER HOUR SOUNDS LIKE A LOT. I WRITE FASTER THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR FOR A LONG TIME. I'M NOT DOING THE SPEED LIMIT BUT WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS 25, I CAN KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC.

I DON'T THINK I NEED TO BE RESTRICTED ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY THING I SEE ABOUT IT IS WHY WOULD YOU RESTRICT THEM ON THE ROADS? I SAW SOMETHING I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE ORDINANCE, SOMEBODY DIDN'T WANT THEM DOWNTOWN ON CENTER STREET. I DON'T THINK A BICYCLE CAN HOLD UP TRAFFIC ON CENTER STREET AT DIFFERENT TIMES, IT MOVES SLOW.

MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS MORE ALONG WHY DON'T WE LEAVE THE REGULAR BICYCLES TO THE STATE WHEN THEY ARE ON THE ROAD.

IF THEY ARE THE SIDEWALK, GREAT. I THINK YOU'RE PUNISHING EVERYBODY FOR THE ACTS OF A FEW. IT'S MOSTLY THE E-BIKES.

I'VE SEEN THEM IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

ONE DAY 14 OF THEM WENT BY AND MORE THAN HALF OF THEM -- THEY'RE HAVING A GREAT TIME. WHEN I WAS A YOUNG GUY, I WOULD'VE BEEN DOING THE SAME THING.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. NOBODY IS EDUCATING THEM ABOUT IT. I SAW ONE COME FLYING AROUND THE CORNER -- HE LOST IT AND ALMOST HIT A CAR.

THE CAR STOPPED AND HE WAS IN THE STREET HURT.

YOU NEED TO LEARN WHAT YOU'VE GOT HERE.

THAT'S BASICALLY IT. MY POINT IS LEAVE THE REGULAR BICYCLES ON THE STREETS ALONE. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO

RESTRICT THEM. >> MIKE.

>> THE CHAIR: THANK YOU. >> IS AT THE TIME LIMIT?

>> THE CHAIR: NEXT WE HAVE MR. ROBERT BEAR.

>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS MY NAME IS ROB BEAR I'M THE OWNER OF 3095 SOUTH CITY RESIDENT AND AS WELL AS ELECTRIC BIKES OF AMELIA ISLAND. I SPENT MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY WERE I WORKED TO BALANCE COMMUNITY HARMONY, PUBLIC SAFETY, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, AND PRACTICAL ENFORCEMENT.

I SERVED IN LEADERSHIP ROLES WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE AS TO MY CONCLUDING AS CHAIR OF ITS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. ONE LESSON I'VE LEARNED FROM THE YEARS OF REVIEWING AND ADVOCATING LEGISLATION IS THIS:

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GOOD LEGISLATION TARGETS THE PROBLEM BEHAVIOR WITHOUT UNINTENTIONALLY BURDENING RESPONSIBLE USERS.

BECAUSE OF THAT BACKGROUND, I UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE EXACTLY WHAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THIS ORDINANCE. I SUPPORT THE PROPOSED TEN MILE-PER-HOUR LIMIT ON TRAILS AND SHARED USE AREAS.

I SUPPORT REQUIRING RIDERS TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS.

I SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGAINST RECKLESS RIDING, STOP SIGN VIOLATIONS, AND DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR.

MY CONCERN IS ONE SPECIFIC PROVISION: THE REQUIREMENT THAT E-BIKES ON SIDEWALKS AND MULTIUSE PATHS OPERATE ONLY UNDER HUMAN POWER. I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT MOTOR ASSISTANCE. THE PROBLEM IS SPEED AND RIDER BEHAVIOR. A RIDER TRAVELING 10 MILES PER HOUR WITH PEDAL ASSIST IS NO MORE DANGEROUS TO A PEDESTRIAN THAN A BITER TRAVELING 10 MILES PER HOUR ON A TRADITIONAL BICYCLE. MANY PEOPLE WHO RIDE E-BIKES IN FERNANDINA BEACH ARE SENIORS, VETERANS, VISITORS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY LIMITATIONS.

FOR THEM, PEDAL ASSIST IS NOT A LUXURY.

IT IS WHAT ALLOWS THEM TO RIDE AT ALL.

MAY RIDER RECOVERING FROM KNEE SURGERY, SOMEONE WITH ARTHRITIS, SOMEONE WITH A HEART CONDITION, OR A SENIOR CITIZEN MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY TRAVEL 10 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT PEDAL ASSISTANCE. THE ORDINANCE ALREADY ADDRESSES THE CITY'S LEGITIMATE SAFETY CONCERNS THROUGH SPEED LIMITS, YIELDING REQUIREMENTS, AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.

AGAIN THE QUESTION I WOULD ASK IF HER TRADITIONAL BICYCLE AND AN E-BIKES WERE BOTH TRAVELING 10 MILES PER HOUR BOTH YIELDING TO PEDESTRIANS AT BOTH COMPLYING WITH THE LAW, WHAT ADDITIONAL SAFETY RISK IS CREATED SOLELY BECAUSE ONE RIDER IS RECEIVING LOW SPEED MOTOR ASSISTANCE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER WHETHER REGULATING SPEED AT THE BEHAVIOR IS SUFFICIENT WITHOUT PROHIBITING MOTOR ASSISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS.

OKAY. >> THE CHAIR: NEXT WE HAVE

MR. SCOTT ENGLISH. >> I'M PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL COMMITTEE, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

I WANTED TO COMMENT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ELECTRIC BICYCLES, MR. ROB HAS SAID VERY MANY GOOD THINGS ABOUT THAT.

TO EXPAND ON THAT I OBSERVED TWO DAYS AGO RIDING DOWN ATLA ATLANTIC AVENUE AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN IN A THREE WHEEL ELECTRIC TRICYCLE WHO WAS RIDING ON THE SIDEWALK.

I LOOKED AND I LOOKED AT ATLANTIC AND I'M GOING DOWN ATLANTIC GOING TOWARD THE OCEAN OVER BY EGAN'S CREEK TWO EVERYONE IS FISHING AT EGAN'S CREEK AND ALL THE SPOTS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ARE TAKEN UP. I THOUGHT GOOD FOR THAT GUY THAT HE'S TAKING THE SIDEWALK BECAUSE THAT'S THE SAFER WAY TO GO.

UNDER THIS ORDINANCE, UNDER SECTION 78 -- 5B, HE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE ON THAT SIDEWALK.

SO THEN YOU'RE FORCING HIM TO BE IN THE ROAD WHERE THAN THE CARS, AS THE OTHER GENTLEMAN SAID, THEY DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO ANYBODY. I HAVE BEEN AN AVID BICYCLE RIDER AND I'M ALSO A MECHANIC FOR ELECTRIC BIKES AND ALSO A TOUR GUIDE AT TIMES ALSO. PEOPLE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO ANY BICYCLE, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S A SCOOTER OR A MOPED OR SKATEBOARD, IF YOU'RE ON THE ROAD.

THEY JUST DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO IT.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE RECONSIDER MAY BE ADJUSTING THAT PART OF

THAT ORDINANCE, THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR: NEXT UP WE HAVE

MR. MIKE SHARP. >> I'M ONLY SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, NOT BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE BOARD I SERVE ON.

I'M MIKE SHARP AT 1:30 NORTH NINTH STREET IN FERNANDINA BEACH. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED PARTS DOWN THE WATERWAY.

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IT'S NOT WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL PARK. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO DIRECTED THAT TO BE DONE. I'M NOT SURE YOU GUYS DID.

DESCRIBED IT TO THE HDC AS ADDING A ROOM TO AN APARTMENT.

IT'S NOT, IT'S AN ADJACENT PARK, BRAND-NEW PARK WITH NEW FEATURES IN IT. THE CITY SUPPOSEDLY HAS A WORKING WATERFRONT AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THAT NEW PARK HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH A WORKING WATER FRONT.

WHY WAS THERE NO COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT UNTIL THE DRAFT WAS PRESENTED TO US OF THIS NEW PROPOSED PARK DOWN THERE.

THE MESSAGE IT SENDS IS YOU JUST DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PUBLIC INPUT ABOUT IT. IF YOU AGREE THERE IS NO HIGHER PRIORITY THAN SAFETY FOR BOATERS VERSUS VEHICLES, WE ARE NOT JUST ANOTHER COMPETING INTEREST IN THAT SPOT.

IT'S THE BOAT RAMP AT THE MA MARINA.

IF YOU AGREE WITH THAT LAST STATEMENT YOU NEED TO SCRAP THE PROPOSAL AND START OFF BY FIXING THE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE BOAT RAMP. WHEN I BACK MY BOAT IN THEIR HEPA CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC, GO ACROSS A RAILROAD TRACK AND BACK THAT BOAT PAST THOSE TH THINGS.

IT'S RIDICULOUS TO START OFF IN A NEW PART IN AN AREA YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIX SOMETHING WITH BEEN BROKEN FOR 47 YEARS IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. YOU'RE ADDING TRAFFIC TO THAT SPACE AND CREATING A BIGGER HAZARD THAT'S ALREADY THERE.

WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES YOU CAN COUNT ON MAXIMUM PUSHBACK FROM A LOT OF US. THERE ALREADY GOES ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING UP AND SPOUTING CONSPIRACY THEORIES THE PLAN IS TO GET RID OF THE BOAT RAMP.

THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE THAT IS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SAFETY ISSUE THERE. ADD SOME SPACE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANE AND OVER WERE ATLANTIC SEAFOOD WAS SO THEY CAN PULL IN THERE, LOAD AND UNLOAD AND UNSTRAP IN THE BOATS BACK DOWN IN THAT SPACE AND PUSH THAT STUFF TO THE SOUTH. ADDING SPACE TO A PARK YOU DON'T REALLY NEED, YOU HAVE TEN PARKS NOW.

NEEDED TO PUSH THAT MEMORIAL OVER THERE, SOLVE THE SAFETY PROBLEM FIRST. DO SOMETHING FOR THE BOATERS, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US AND THERE IS NO CONSPIRACY TO SHUT DOWN

THE BOAT RAMP. >> THE CHAIR: THANK YOU.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK POINT OF INFORMATION.

WHILE EVERYONE IS HERE -- TOMORROW NIGHT THERE IS A MEETING HERE AT CITY HALL. IT'S AT WATERFRONT PARK AT 6:00 TO DO WHAT? TO DISCUSS A FACE TO TRIM OF PARK FOLLOWING THE REMOVAL OF ATLANTIC SEAFOOD.

SORRY. >> SCOTT LOWMAN, 512 CROSS DR DRIVE. I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING YOU FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR SOCCER COMMUNITY.

I'M PLEASED TO REPORT WE HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL AND STRONG SHOWING THIS YEAR WITH OUR SOCCER PROGRAM.

IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE CITY. I WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF CONCERNING EVENTS IMPACTING OUR SOCCER COMMUNITY.

DESPITE BEGINNING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY MORE THAN A YEAR AGO REGARDING FIELD SPACE TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAMMING, THE COUNTY HAS SINCE ALLOCATED LIMITED FIELD SPACE TO SUBSIDIZE YMCA PROGRAMS. AS A RESULT IS NOT ENOUGH SPACE TO SUPPORT EXPANDING SOCCER IN THE AREA AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS RECEIVED THAT NEWS AS SIGNIFICANTLY DISAPPOINTING BOTH AS NEW FAMILIES AND EXISTING MEMBERS IN THAT AREA.

WE WANTED TO COMMUNICATE THAT YOU DIRECTLY BUT ALSO WE WILL BE EXPRESSING THAT TO THE CITY COMMISSIONERS, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. COMPOUND OF THE SITUATION THAT WE'VE LEARNED THE SPORTS COMPLEX WILL NOT BE OPEN AS ORIGINALLY PROJECTED TIMELINE IN THE SPRING OF 2027.

THIS DELAY PAIRED WITH THE COUNTIES DECISION, NO CLEAR PATH FORWARD. IT CONTINUES TO GROW SIGNIFICANTLY, SOCCER, LACROSSE, FOOTBALL PROGRAMS, ALL ARE EXPANDING AND ADDING ADDITIONAL GIRL PROGRAMMING ACROSS EACH OF

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THESE SPORTS WILL ONLY INCREASE THE NEED OF DEDICATED FIELD SPACE. THESE ARE NOT NICHE ACTIVITIES, YOUTH SPORTS AS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL WAYS A COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER. PARENTS, COACHES, NEIGHBORS, AND VOLUNTEERS RALLY AROUND OUR CHILDREN WEEK AFTER WEEK.

BUILDING BONDS THAT EXTEND FAR BEYOND THE FIELD.

THEY PLAY A MEANINGFUL ROLE IN DEVELOPING OUR CHILDREN, BUILDING DISCIPLINED TEAMWORK AND A COMMUNITY CONNECTION THAT CARRIES INTO ADULTHOOD. WE OWE IT TO THE NEXT GENERATION TO ENSURE WE HAVE ACCESS TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND RIGHT NOW THE TRAJECTORY IS MOVING AT THE WRONG DIRECTION.

THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE CITY AND COUNTY WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A COPPERHEADS OF LONG-TERM PLAN TO PROTECT SPORTS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

THIS IS CONCERNING GIVEN THE YMCA CHOSE TO NOT INCORPORATE THEIR OWN ATHLETIC FACILITIES, INSTEAD RELYING ON THE COUNTIES TO SUBSIDIZE THEIR PROGRAMMING WITH PUBLIC FIELD SPACE.

EVEN WITH THE ADDITION OF THREE NEW FIELDS CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED, WE STILL FACE A MEANINGFUL DEFICIT RELATIVE TO DEMAND. WE NEED A GENUINE COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, THAT GAP WILL ONLY WIDEN AS OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW. FOR OUR DESERVE BETTER THAN THE PAST WORK OF SHORT-TERM DECISIONS, THESE DESERVE A REAL COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY -- [BEEPING]

>> WHILE MR. LOMAN IS HERE CAN I ASK THE CITY MANAGER WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE WORK AT AIRPORT IN THE SOCCER FIELDS? WE WERE DISCUSSING WITH THE FAA. SPEAK OF THE CONCEPT DESIGN, MOVING AVIATION OF THE SOFTBALL SITE IS UNDER DESIGN.

WE DID HAVE CONVERSATION WITH THE FAA AND THEY WERE OPEN TO IT, WE HAVE TO COMPLETE THAT DESIGN AND SUBMIT TO THEM.

THEY ARE POTENTIALLY OPEN TO THE OPPORTUNITY OF LEASE TO OWN, WE WOULD NEED TO GIVE THEM A PROPOSAL OF WHAT THAT LEASE TO OWN WOULD LOOK LIKE. AS A REMINDER THE CITY DOES NOT OWN THAT LAND. HOWEVER THE FAA HAS INDICATED STRONGLY THAT LEASE PAYMENTS WILL BEGIN SOON.

WE WILL HAVE TO START PAYING FOR THOSE FIELDS VERY SOON.

THE COST TO LEASE THE FIELDS IS A $320,000 A YEAR.

THAT COMES DOWN TO $32,000 A MONTH.

THAT'S WHAT THE PAYMENT WILL BE IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE USING THE FIELDS ABOUT BUYING THEM. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE DESIGN CONCEPT AND THEN WE WILL HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FAA ABOUT THE LEASE TO OWN OPPORTUNITY, THAT'S WHERE WE

STAND RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU.

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. MR. MONTA.

>> I THINK I STATED MY NAME AND ADDRESS WHEN WE SPOKE BEFORE.

14 MAGNOLIA COURT. CITY COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF. I COME TO THIS PODIUM TONIGHT WITH THE DEEPEST SENSE OF GRATITUDE TO ALL OF YOU WHO PERHAPS HAVE NOT HEARD ENOUGH FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR THE STANCE THAT YOU TOOK CONCERNING THE PENDING LAWSUITS.

I FIND REMARKABLE THAT YOU DEFENDED OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FACING AN UNDUE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE FOR ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN THE CITY AND OF FACING MULTIMILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT. MANY OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE PERHAPS NOT EXPRESSED MUCH GRATITUDE ARE THERE BECAUSE IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT -- AT LEAST FROM MY POINT OF VIEW IT WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE AND ONE THAT WILL CONTINUE.

I CAN ONLY OFFER THE SERVICES OF THE TECHNICAL FOLKS COMING INTO THE PODIUM WITH TRAINING IN THE FIELD, CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, PHDS, MASTERS, MYSELF. AND OFFER MY SUPPORT TO THE CITY IF YOU NEED IT DURING THE ONGOING LITIGATION TO VERIFY THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT PROPOSED BY RYAN, IT'S A VIOLATION OF THE COMPRESSIVE PLAN. I THINK THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU IN THAT REGARD.

SINCE I HAVE ANOTHER ONE AND A HALF MINUTES.

THE PROHIBITION EXISTS BECAUSE WHEN THAT PLAN WAS UPDATED IT WAS FELT BY THE COMMUNITY WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE ANOTHER

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CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING PLANT IN CITY LAND.

AS A REMINDER OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, IT'S A GOOD REMINDER FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE EXTRAORDINARY RISKS A PLAN LIKE THAT WOULD FACE.

APRIL 5TH, BIG FIRE AT THE JESSUP PLANT.

MAY 22ND, 50,000 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED IN ORANGE COUNTY WHEN IT CHEMICAL TANK WAS ABOUT TO EXPLODE, EVACUATED FOR A WEEK.

FORTUNATELY THAT EXPLOSION WAS AVERTED A PARTICULAR MAY 26TH, ANOTHER EXPLOSION IN LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON.

11 PEOPLE DEAD. IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT THAT IT IS INSANITY TO BRING ANOTHER MANUFACTURING PLANT IN THIS SMALL COMMUNITY ADJACENT TO A PLANT THAT ALREADY PROCESSES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS, THEN I HOPE THE EXPENSE OF LAST TWO MONTHS CONVINCES PEOPLE THAT IT'S A BAD IDEA. TO ALL OF YOU, MY DEEPEST SENSE OF GRATITUDE FOR YOUR DECISION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SPEAK OF THE LAST PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKER I HAVE SUBMITTED IS MR. PETER SIMMONS TO GO IF ANYONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK

PLEASE STEP UP. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. PETER SIMMONS, 86245 MIDDLEFIELD BLUFFS ROAD. I WANT TO STAND UP TONIGHT, I WAS IN ORLANDO LAST WEEK AT A CONFERENCE AND I FELT DUTY BOUND TO THROW AROUND SOME BRAGGING RIGHTS.

SARAH CAMPBELL THE CITY MANAGER JUST FINISHED UP HER TENURE AS PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA CITY AND COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. SHE LED SO MANY MEETINGS DOWN THERE COME A LOT OF VALUABLE INSIGHTS -- THAT WAS FANTASTIC.

I WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO JEREMIAH GLISSON WHO WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE PRESIDENTS AWARD AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FC CMA AND WAS ALSO DESCRIBED AS THE GAS TO MY BRICKS. THE VIRGO TO MY LIBRA.

ON A STATEWIDE STAGE I WANTED EVERYBODY TO KNOW HOW WELL FERNANDINA BEACH WAS REPRESENTED.

TACO POPE WAS THERE FROM NASSAU COUNTY AS WELL -- AS I SAID I TRAVEL AROUND THIS STATE FOR WORK.

I SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST BECAUSE I LIVE IN NASSAU COUNTY BUT I WILL PUT THE LEADERSHIP HERE IN THE CITY AND IN THE COUNTY UP TO ANYBODY AROUND THE STATE OF FLORIDA. NASSAU COUNTY IS VERY WELL SERVED. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN JEREMIAH WAS WALKING UP TO GET HIS AWARD TO HIS WALK UP THE MUSIC WAS "STAYING ALIVE" FROM ""SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER"" BY THE

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

BEE GEES. [LAUGHTER]

>> THE CHAIR: THANK YOU, MR. SIMMONS PICKER WITH NO OTHER REQUEST TO SPEAK FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA WE WILL MOVE ALONG TO ITEM 6 AND I WILL ASK MY COMMISSIONERS AT THIS AND A DESIRE TO STRIKE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OR DO I HAVE

A MOTION? >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECONDS. >> THE CHAIR: ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE START THE BOAT. VOTE.

[7.1 SUPPLEMENT ADOPTION — COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN - RESOLUTION 2026-71 ADOPTING A SUPPLEMENT TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION 2005-113 AND AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 2013-19; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Adoptiong a Supplement to the Community Redevelopment Plan to provide for project funding allocation.]

THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0, WHICH BRINGS US INTO ITEM 7.

ADOPTION FOR THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT GOES BACK TO OUR WORKSHOP FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

MISS CAMPBELL, TAKE US AWAY. >> THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2026 -- 71 WHICH SUPPLEMENT THE TRINITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN. THESE ALLOW US TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE ITEMS IN THE SCOPE OF WORK ALLOWED UNDER THE CRA.

YOU CAN SEE THE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE ATTACHMENTS.

THIS DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, UNITY REDEVELOPMENT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING -- WE DON'T NEED TO READ

IT BY TITLE, RIGHT? >> NO, ONCE YOU'RE DONE WITH YOUR INTRODUCTION WE WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE HEARING BEFORE WE

GET A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> THE CHAIR: I HAVE TWO REQUEST TO SPEAK, WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO CALL THOSE SPEAKERS? OUR FIRST SPEAKER I HAVE IS

MISS MARION PHILLIPS. >> GOOD EVENING, I LIVE AT 724 SOUTH SIXTH STREET. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FIRST.

I READ THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT REMOVING THE BOAT TRAILER

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PARKING TO PLACE OF CHILDREN'S SWINGS NEXT TO THE BOAT RAMP.

TO ANY OF YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS AND HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION OF THIS? YESTERDAY IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THE CITY BOAT RAMP WOULD BE CLOSED AS TO ANY OF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? THAT THE COMMISSION WAS PLANNING TO DO THIS. I WOULD LIKE THOSE ANSWERS IF I COULD GET THEM TONIGHT. IN A QUOTE FROM RESOLUTION 2015, I WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE PACKET THAT Y'ALL GOT TODAY I WANT TO READ SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION. THE RIVER WAS RECOGNIZED AS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO THE CITY'S CHARTER AND HISTORY AND THAT THIS EXTENSIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY W WORKSHOP FOR STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS COLLABORATE TO SOLVE A DESIRE FOR PLANNING PROBLEM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WORD WAS, I HAD TO LOOK THAT UP. OBJECTIVE 8 ALSO INCLUDED THAT SAYS "MAINTAINING A WORKING WATERFRONT," COMMERCIAL FISHING AND AGRICULTURE. THE TRADITIONAL CORE PROVIDING CRUCIAL DOCKING SPACE, UNLOADING FACILITIES, DOCS, AND THAT FUEL.

THROUGHOUT THE CITY'S HISTORY THE WATERFRONT AREA HAS BEEN AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

THROUGH THE CHARRETTE PROCESS THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE WORKING WATERFRONT AS A PRIMARY ATTRIBUTE OF THE CITY'S CHARACTER. THE CRA SHALL ENCOURAGE THE CONTINUATION OF THE WATER COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE IN THE AREA. OBJECTIVE 9 PART OF THE CITY SHOULD MAKE EFFORTS TO INTEGRATE HISTORIC AND BIMETAL EDUCATION ELEMENTS AND PRESERVATION INTO REDEVELOPED EFFORTS WHERE PRACTICAL. FERNANDINA HAS GREAT DEMAND AS BOATING INCREASES IN OUR AREA. PRESERVING OUR PARKING FOR WATERCRAFT INCREASE THE LOGIC IN MOORING OF BOATS IS VERY IMPORTANT. I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME SPEAK BUT I FELT LIKE THIS WAS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO HEAR TONIGHT AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD ANSWER MY FIRST TWO QUESTIONS BECAUSE SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN BURNING UP WITH THIS, THESE THINGS ABOUT PUTTING SWINGS NEXT WAY BOAT RAMP WHICH IS LUDICROUS AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.

I KNOW MISS MINSHEW LAST NIGHT COMMENTED AND SAID SHE WAS FOR PROTECTING IT. I ALSO HEARD FROM LOWELL HALL TODAY HE SPOKE TO MR. POINTER AND HE SAID HE IS AGAINST THE CLOSING OF THAT BOAT RAMP. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT BOAT RAMP AND STAY OPEN. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL.

THIS IS A MAIN THOROUGHFARE, MIDDLE RANGE FOR THE SHERIFF AND POLICE TO GET OUT IN CASE WE HAVE TO RESCUE SOMEBODY.

IT'S DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THAT SWIFT CURRENT THROUGH THERE.

I WOULD LIKE THOSE ANSWERS IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND, THANK YOU FOR

LETTING ME SPEAK. >> MY HAND TO THE LORD, WE ARE NOT CLOSING THE BOAT RAMP. THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE AS A HISTORIC MEETING WITH THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER USED THE WORD "IF" WHICH I THINK WAS A MISSTEP. IF YOU LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE EXCHANGE, HE TALKED ABOUT IT AS IT RELATES TO HOW ARE WE GOING TO MANAGE THE BOAT RAMP DURING A STORM SURGE OR A HURRICANE AND WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO IN PLACE? IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS WE HAVE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL LANE TO THE BOAT RAMP SO THERE ARE THREE LANES INSTEAD OF 22 WE HAVE ADDED EIGHT ADDITIONAL BOAT PARKING PLACES.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THIS CITY, STAFF OR COMMISSION IS DOING THAT IN ANY WAY IS TRYING TO CLOSE THE BOAT RAMP.

THE OTHER THING ABOUT THE SWING -- FOR TWO YEARS ALL I HAVE HEARD IS WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PARK WE HAVE IN ST. MARYS, GEORGIA. AND WHAT A GREAT PARK IT IS AND WE SHOULD EMULATE THAT PARK AND IN THAT PARK IS A GREAT BIG -- EXTRA BIG SIZED SWING WHERE PEOPLE WOULD SIT ON TO WATCH THE WATERFRONT. THAT IS THE "SWING" THAT'S IN THE CURRENT PROPOSAL THAT PEOPLE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND WHICH IT IS NOT. IF YOU GO TO THE WORKSHOP OR THE TOWN HALL TOMORROW AT 6:00 AT THE WATERFRONT, IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR AND TO SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENT PLANS ARE, IN ADDITION, I'VE SPOKEN WITH CITY STAFF ABOUT WHAT ADDITIONAL STEPS CAN BE TAKEN AT THE WATERFRONT, AT THE BOAT RAMP TO REDUCE -- TO CHANGE PEDESTRIAN

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ACCESS SO IT IS MORE SAFE AND WE'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE ADDITIONAL THINGS WE CAN PUT THERE THAT MIGHT HELP THE BOATERS SUCH AS A SPIGOT SO YOU CAN CLEAN YOUR BOAT, FISH CLEANING CABLE, THERE ARE THE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL READY TO CONTINUE ENHANCE THE BOAT RAMP.

BUT AGAIN, MY HAND TO THE LORD, WE ARE NOT CLOSING THE BOAT R RAMP. AS FAR AS I KNOW AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS OF THAT I'M ON THE COMMISSION, WE WILL NOT BE CLOSING, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSED FOREVER.

THAT IS ALL I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN SAID AND WHAT HAS

BEEN DONE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. >> THAT OTHER QUESTION I HAD ON HERE WAS ABOUT ELIMINATING A BOAT TRAILER PARKING.

>> WE'VE ADDED BOAT TRAILER SPACES, WE'RE NOT

ILLUMINATING -- GO. >> I'M JUST SAYING THIS IS WHAT I SAID I WANT TO CLARIFY TONIGHT IN A PUBLIC MEETING SO PEOPLE HERE THIS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO ELIMINATE THOSE.

>> WE ARE NOT ILLUMINATING ANY BOAT TRAILER PARKING, RIGHT

DEPUTY MANAGER. >> WE HAVE ADDED EIGHT FROM THE 17 THAT ARE ALREADY THERE. SPEAK I'M JUST GETTING THIS OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC SO PEOPLE KNOW.

>> THE CHAIR: IF PEOPLE WANT INFORMATION, THE CITY AND STAFF ARE HERE, FACEBOOK IS PROBABLY THE WORST SOURCE YOU CAN USE AND IT'S WASTED PLENTY OF TIME MORE THAN WHAT WE'RE ACCUSED FOR AS A

COMMISSION. >> I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED PLAN TO SUPPLEMENT FOR THE CRA AND AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED THE MASTER PLAN $50,000 A BELIEF THE CONSULTANT FEE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE PAID, $10 MILLION FOR THE FERNANDINA BEACH MARINA REDEVELOPMENT INCLUDING DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT. 400,000 FOR OVERHEAD CONVERSION AND ELECTRICAL UTILITIES. $25 MILLION FOR SEAWALL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AND AS I STATED IN THE PAST, I BELIEVE THERE ARE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THE DDT THAT WE HAVE NOT AVAILED OURSELVES UP BY SUBMITTING A FORMAL PROPOSAL AND I THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO PUT THAT ALL OF THE CITIZENS TWO I'M ALSO CONCERNED AT THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS PROJECT AND HOW IT'S GOING TO BE FUNDED AND PEOPLE AREN'T EVEN AWARE OF WHAT IT ENTAILS OR HOW IT'S GOING TO BE FUNDED. THERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES, GENERAL FUND, REVENUE NOTES, MARINA REVENUES, GRANTS -- THIS IS ANOTHER PARK, A LOT OF MONEY AND AT A TIME WHEN WE CAN'T EVEN COME WITH 32 TO $50,000 TO DO AN AIR QUALITY STUDY. IT SEEMS LIKE ALL OUR MONEY GOES INTO THESE THINGS THAT SOUND REALLY GOOD, IT'S GOING TO BRING TOURISTS IN AND ALL OF THESE THINGS BUT THERE'S NOT A DIME AVAILABLE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF CITIZENS.

PETS PITIFUL. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON THIS PARK TO HELP TOURISM AND HELP PEOPLE ENJOY THE WATERFRONT AND ALL THESE THINGS AND WE ARE QUESTIONING HOW IT'S GOING TO BE PAID FOR AND WE DON'T AVAIL OURSELVES. WE NEED CHANGES IN THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT LEGISLATION THAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS THAT THE CITY IS GETTING THEIR FAIR SHARE OF WHAT THEY GENERATE, THEY ARE NOT GETTING IT, I KNOW IT'S BY POPULATION UNDER THE LEGISLATION NOW. BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK AND CHANGE LEGISLATION. YOU CAN ADOPT SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE THAT FORMAL PROPOSAL TO OFFSET IT. WHAT REALLY IRKS ME AS WE STOOD HERE TONIGHT ASKING FOR 32 TO $50,000 FOR AN AIR QUALITY STUDY AND PEOPLE ARE SICK ON THIS ISLAND.

PEOPLE ARE DYING ON THE SILENT AND WE CAN'T TAKE THE FIRST STEP? IS NOT A STATE RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT FEDERAL. YOU TOOK AN OATH OF OFFICE TO PROTECT THE WELL-BEING AND WELFARE AND WHEN I LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS, I'M SICK. WE ARE TALKING $35 MILLION PLUS FOR ANOTHER PARK. WE AREN'T SURE HOW IT'S GOING TO BE PAID FOR, WE CAN'T PUT MONEY TOWARDS QUALITY OF LIVING.

>> THE CHAIR: I HAVE NO OTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS SO THAT WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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>> CAN I MAKE A POINT OF INFORMATION REGARDING FUNDING JUST FOR CLARITY? SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN OPEN OR IF THEY GO BACK AND LOOK LATER THERE IS AN ATTACHMENT THAT HAS FOUR PROJECTS ON THERE WITH THESE LISTED AMOUNTS AND THERE'S POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES LISTED, ONE OF WHICH IS THE GENERAL FUND WHICH IS OUR TAX DOLLARS WHICH WE PAY FOR. ONE IS TIF WHICH IS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, THAT'S THE DESIGNATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AREA THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

AND AN AGREEMENT THAT WAS PUT IN THE PLACE 20 YEARS AGO WITH THE COUNTY BECAUSE THAT AGREEMENT SAYS AS THESE PROPERTIES DEVELOP, AS THEIR ASSESSMENTS GROW, THAT INCREMENTAL GROWTH IN THEIR ASSESSMENT -- THE COUNTY AGREED TO LET US KEEP THE COUNTY PORTION AND THE CITY PORTION OF THAT GROWTH AND ASSESSMENT, THE TAX ON THAT. THAT MONEY THAT WE GET TO KEEP MUST STAY IN THE CRA REGION. AS THAT AREA DEVELOPS AND IT GROWS IN VALUE, THE MONEY STAYS IN THAT AREA.

THAT'S WHAT THE TIF FUNDING IS AND IT IS GROWING AND THINGS HAVE BEEN USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS DOWN THERE.

WE DID VOTE -- I DON'T KNOW -- EIGHT, NINE MONTHS AGO, I CAN'T COUNT, FOR HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY TO REMOVE -- WE SECURED $7 MILLION IN DEBTS THAT MAYBE SOMEDAY WE CAN ROLL INTO A BOND, WE DON'T KNOW. THE BUILDING NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED AND THE 100-YEAR-OLD BULKHEAD ON IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REGARDING THE SEAWALL WE NEED TO BUILD. THAT PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACQUIRED A $1 MILLION GRANT FOR DESIGN THAT'S ALMOST ENTIRELY SPENT. WE SECURED ANOTHER 4, WE SECURED ANOTHER TWO -- $9 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE STATE RESILIENCY PROGRAM TOWARD POTENTIALLY $25 MILLION SEAWALL.

WHERE THE REST OF THAT COMES FROM? FOUR OF US ABORTED THAT WE THINK IT SHOULD COME FROM THE TOURISTS AND THEY CAN PAY TO PARK. IF YOU LIVE IN THE CITY YOU CAN PARK FOR FREE BUT THE TOURISTS CAN COME AND PAY TO PARK AND HELP US PAY FOR THE SEAWALL. WHERE THE WATERFRONT PARK GOT PAID FOR, THAT GOT PAID ENTIRELY BY IMPACT FEES.

WHEN NEW DEVELOPMENT OCCURS, THEY HAVE TO PAY IMPACT FEES.

FIRE, POLICE, PARKS AND OF GENERAL SERVICES.

, THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION DESERVES A LOT OF CREDIT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT FUNDING AND THEY STUCK THROUGH THE FACEBOOK MUD AND PUSHED THROUGH WITH THE PARK AND WITH USING THAT FUNDING. WE ALSO HAVE A TREE F.

WHEN DEVELOPERS TAKE DOWN THE TREES THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY IF THEY CAN'T MITIGATE ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY -- IT'S COMPL COMPLICATED. THEY PAY INTO A TREE FUND, THAT TREE FUND PAID FOR THAT LANDSCAPING.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS PLEASE GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE CITY'S BUDGET WORKSHOP. CITY FINANCES ARE UNBELIEVABLY COMPLICATED. WE HAVE SO MANY POTS OF MONEY AND THE MONEY IS TIED IN DIFFERENT PARTS.

REGARDING THE TOURIST DOLLARS, WHEN TOURISTS COME AND PAY 5% TAX TO STAY IN A HOTEL OR AIRBNB, THAT TAXES COLLECTED AS OF WHAT'S THE TDT -- THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX, MANDATED BY STATE LAW, THAT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COLLECT IT.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COLLECTED, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DECIDE WHERE IT GETS PAID AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE TOLD US OVER AND OVER AND OVER, NO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NO, WE WILL NOT RIGHT NOW GIVE YOU ANY MONEY FOR YOUR SEAWALL OR YOUR DETERIORATING DOWNTOWN BUT WE WILL GIVE YOU SOME FOR THE HARMONIZATION, THE BEACH HARMONIZATION AND WE WILL FIX THE DETERIORATING BOARDWALK AT SEASIDE TO.

WE DON'T CONTROL -- WE ARE FIVE VOTERS IN THE COUNTY.

WE HAVE FIVE VOTES IN NOVEMBER WHEN WE GO TO THE BALLOTS, THAT'S THE ONLY CONTROL WE HAVE OVER THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

IF THE CITIZENS OF FERNANDINA WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE TOURIST DOLLARS SPENT DIFFERENTLY, THEY NEED TO TALK TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THEY CONTROL THAT PURSE STRING.

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>> YOU HAVE TO ASK. >> WE HAVE, THEY DENIED US.

>> THE CHAIR: I HAVE NO OTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION

2026 -- 71. >> THE CHAIR: ANY COMMISSION

OR DISCUSSION? >> SEEING NONE, PLEASE START THE BOAT. THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0 WHICH

[7.2 FRANCHISE AGREEMENT — BLUE SKY OF AMELIA TRANSPORTATION, LLC — RESOLUTION 2026-72 APPROVING A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH BLUE SKY OF AMELIA TRANSPORTATION, LLC FOR A TROLLEY AND BUS TRANSPORT BUSINESS; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Approves a franchise agreement with Blue Sky of Amelia Transportation, LLC to utilize trolleys as transport vehicles within the City limits.]

BRINGS US ONTO ITEM 7.2, THAT WILL BE A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH BLUE SKY OF AMELIA TRANSPORTATION, MISS CAMPBELL

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2026 -- 72 WHICH WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL FRANCHISE OPERATOR IN THE CITY FOR PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FROM HOTEL GUESTS TO DOWNTOWN DESIGNATED LOADING ZONES.

THIS IS NOT A SIGHTSEEING TROLLEY SERVICE, THIS IS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE ONLY. YOU CAN SEE THE ROUTE IN THE EXHIBIT ALONG WITH THE PROHIBITION OF OFFERING TOURS.

THEY DO PAY A FRANCHISE FEE TO THE CITY OF $1,550 FOR THE FIRST YEAR, THAT DOES HAVE AN ESCALATOR CLAUSE ATTACHED TO IT.

STAFF OR COMMENCE APPROVAL AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS IF YOU GOT SOME. >> THE CHAIR: I DO HAVE TWO REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. I WILL ENTERTAIN OUR FIRST

SPEAKER, MR. PAUL NOLAN. >> PAUL NOLAN, 4167, FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CITY HAD A GREAT IDEA COME APRIL 7TH, BROUGHT TOGETHER SEVERAL OF THE OPERATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM MAIN STREET.

THERE WAS DANIEL DAILY, DENNIS WITH JEFFREY'S CARRIAGES, CLAUDIA WITH BLUE SKY, REPRESENTATIVE ANCHOR AND IT WAS GREAT TO. IT IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND AT THAT TIME IT WAS DECIDED WE WOULD MEET AGAIN.

WHO WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF THAT DECISION? I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I MENTIONED QUARTERLY WOULD BE WONDERFUL, IT WOULD HELP TO APPROVE MARKET MEDICATION.

DURING THAT MEETING, I ASKED WHY WAS BLUE SKY ALLOWED TO OPERATE OUTSIDE OF CITY ORDINANCE? FORGIVE ME I'M AN AIRBORNE INFANTRY GUIDE I'VE TRIED TO READ THROUGH ALL THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS AND I'M SURE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND SOME OF IT.

WHEN I ASKED THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE, THEY SAID -- THEY DON'T SEEM TO REALIZE THEY WERE OPERATING OUTSIDE OF IT AND I KIND OF POINTED OUT TO. AND THEY SAID IT'S UNDER ADVISEMENT. I SAID IS IT LEGAL OR ILLEGAL? I DON'T KNOW IF "UNDER ADVISEMENT" IS A LEGAL TERM BUT IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME. I LIKE THESE NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS. ANCHOR TROLLEY HAS ONE, I BELIEVE THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION ON THEIR AGREEMENT AS WELL. I KNOW AMELIA ISLAND HISTORIC TOURS HAS A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WHERE THEY CAN RUN UP TO THREE TROLLEYS WHICH THEY HAVE NEVER DONE AND FIVE VANS AND THOSE ARE SIGHTSEEING TOURS. DENNIS WITH JEFFREY'S CARRIAGES HAS SIGHTSEEING TOURS, HE HAS A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.

IT LOOKED LIKE THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR BLUE SKY SAID A TROLLEY AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT SAID UP TO TWO TROLLEYS AT A TIME. IT SAID 12, 12 BUSES MAY OPERATE. I THINK WE'RE GETTING PRETTY CROWDED WITH TROLLEYS AND BUSES, I OWN A TROLLEY MYSELF.

OUT OF ALTRUISM, I DON'T WANT TO BRING IT DOWN TOWN, IT'S TOO CROWDED TO. ANOTHER THING I'M WORRIED ABOUT, BROUGHT UP IN THE MEETING BY BLUE SKY -- THEY SAY THEY'RE BUSES NEED TO IDLE FOR 30 MINUTES AT A TIME.

THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE CITY. UTAH, COLORADO, THEY ALL HAVE LAWS -- 5 MINUTES, 10 MINUTES IDLE.

THEY HAVE A PROPERTY OUT THERE THEY CAN IDLE THEIR BUSES AND DRIVE IN. THEY HAVE A ROAD PROPERTY -- THAT WAS A HUGE CONCERN. I JUST THINK WE NEED TO DO A LITTLE MORE TOSSING AROUND ON THIS BEFORE WE APPROVE IT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND SCRIVENER'S ERROR BUT IT WASN'T POINTED OUT WHAT THAT WAS. [BEEPING]

>> THE CHAIR: NEXT UP WE HAVE MR. DANIEL DAILY.

>> 96062 STONY CREEK FERNANDINA BEACH.

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MY POINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH BLUE SKY. THE DISCREPANCY WAS ON THE OPERATOR OF HISTORIC TOURS OF THE DISCREPANCY WAS BLUE SKY BEING OPERATED IN THIS PARTICULAR TROLLEY FOR YEARS AT WHAT CAME INTO PLAY WAS AN ORDINANCE WAS CLEAR ABOUT THE FACT THAT A SIGHTSEEING VEHICLE WS IMMEDIATELY DEEMED AS A TROLLEY, HAD TO FALL INTO A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.

IF THAT WOULD BE THE CASE AND OTHER FRANCHISE AGREEMENT IS BEING PROPOSED AND PUT INTO PLACE, I HAVE PUT THIS THROUGH MY BRAIN AND TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF IT.

BUT TWO TROLLEYS I CAN GET, I CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.

IT'S TRANSPORTATION OR SO THEY CLAIMED IT'S FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES ONLY. BUT YOU DO NOT NEED A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT TO RUN A SHUTTLE BUS AND THEY'RE ASKING TO BE PROPOSED INTO THE AGREEMENT 12 SHUTTLE BUSES? AVERAGE SHUTTLE BUSES BETWEEN 24 AND 27 PERSONS.

TO THE MULTIPLICATION ON THAT. ONE OF THE CAVEATS I WOULD LIKE TO PUT INTO THIS, I WOULD REALLY LIKE THIS TO BE LOOKED AT -- A WAY AROUND THIS IN THE PAST AND I THINK THIS IS SLIGHTLY DEVIOUS, ALLEGEDLY, IF YOU DO HAVE A TRANSPORTATION COMPANY AND YOU BRING AN INDEPENDENT OPERATOR AS A TOUR GUIDE ONTO YOUR BUS, IT IS THEN THE FRANCHISEE THAT'S ON THE BUS THAT BECOMES NOT THE TRANSPORT PROVIDER.

I CAN BE A STAND ON GUIDE ON A TRANSPORTATION COMPANY AND NOW THEY CAN RUN 12 SHUTTLE BUSES AS TOUR OPERATORS.

THEY ARE PROVIDING TRANSPORT, THEY ARE NOT ACTUALLY PROVIDING -- THE AGREEMENT IS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL.

YOU CAN HAVE SOMEBODY WITH THAT AGREEMENT AND THEY STAND ON BOARD SHUTTLE BUSES. IF THIS WAS TO BE APPROVED I'M ASKING FOR THEM TO BE SOME KIND OF ADDENDUM OR A CAP YACHT WE PUT IN THERE ALTHOUGH THIS IS FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES ONLY, IT'S NOT TO INCLUDE GUIDES THAT TO GET ON BOARD AND THEY TWIST THE LITERAL MEANING OF WHAT THIS ORDINANCE IS SUPPOSED

TO DO. >> THE CHAIR: THANK YOU.

I WOULD LIKE TO POSE THAT QUESTION TOUR CITY ATTORNEY, IF WE CAN IDENTIFY WHAT WAS THE DASH IF IT WAS A REQUEST OF THE VENDOR VERSUS THE CITY DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF 12 VANS AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT LOOPHOLE WAS FEASIBLE OR IF

THAT'S A STRETCH? >> THE WAY THIS CAME ABOUT IS ACTUALLY, THE LESS DOMAN WHO SPOKE -- I'M NOT SURE THE PREVIOUS GENTLEMEN BUT THERE IS GRAVE CONCERN THIS PERSON WAS -- CLAUDIA IS HER FIRST NAME I DON'T REMEMBER HER LAST NAME -- SHE WAS STOPPING IN THE AREAS THAT WERE TO LOAD AND UNLOAD.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT PRECIPITATED THE MEETING FOR THE DOWNTOWN COORDINATOR AND MANAGER FACILITATED BETWEEN EVERYONE.

IN ORDER TO COMPLY, THIS BLUE SKY OPERATOR ASKED THAT SHE BE AWARDED A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. THERE IS NO LIMIT IN THE ORDINANCE AS TO HOW MANY IT IS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT I'M SURE STAFF WAS HERE AND COULD IDENTIFY MORE, MORE PICKUP AND DROP-OFF AND NOT FOR TOURS. AS MISS CAMPBELL POINTED OUT, IT DOES SAY THEY WILL NOT BE PROVIDING TOURS.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THIS AGREEMENT IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE, I CAN CERTAINLY ADDRESS THAT, THAT THERE WILL BE NO RIDER ON THE BUS GIVING A TOUR TO TRY AND -- THERE'S NO INDICATION THAT THERE IS INTENT TO CIRCUMVENT BUT WE COULD PUT THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE. THERE IS NOTHING THAT PROHIBITS THIS AGREEMENT. OR THE NUMBER.

>> THE CHAIR: THANK YOU. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DO I

HAVE A MOTION? >> I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

I HAVE FOUND THIS CONFUSING FROM THE FIRST TIME I SOUGHT IN THE AGENDA. THIS OPERATOR WAS ALREADY OPERATING IN THE CITY DOING THESE DROP-OFFS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF AGREEMENT. WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT IS IRREGULAR, ILLEGAL, NOT APPROPRIATE -- GO.

>> WE DETERMINED THAT THE PARTICULAR APPLICANT, THIS PARTICULAR APPLICANT BLUE SKY DECIDED SHE WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AND TO BE GOVERNED UNDER OUR ORDINANCE AND

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PAY A FRANCHISE FEE, BECAUSE OF THE CONCERN THAT WOULD BE RAISED BY OTHER FRANCHISEES WITHIN THE CITY.

SHE DECIDED TO SUBJECT YOURSELF TO THIS ORDINANCE.

>> HOW WAS THIS DIFFERENCE, WHAT THEY ARE PROVIDING THAN THE SHUTTLE BUS FROM THE MARRIOTT SUITES HOTEL ON ATLANTIC WHO BRING SOMEBODY DOWN AND DROPS THEM OFF, HOW IS IT DIFFERENT?

>> TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT'S NOT, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT BUS DROPS OFF. I PROBABLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO ANTS THAT COMPLETELY WHEN THEY BRING THEM DOWN HERE USING THE SPECIFIC SPOTS.

THAT'S WHAT THIS PARTICULAR PERSON WAS DOING, USING THE DESIGNATED SPOTS. I DON'T KNOW IF THE MARRIOTT

DOES THAT. >> I JUST USE THEM AS AN EXAMPLE. A LOT OF THE HOTELS HAVE BUSES AND I KNOW THE RITZ HAS FANCY CARS BECAUSE I SEE THEM DROPPING PEOPLE OFF DIFFERENT PLACES. I WORRY THAT THERE'S TOO MUCH STUFF COMING DOWN. I'M HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW WE BETTER MANAGE THE TROLLEY TRANSPORT, BUS SITUATION IN DOWNTOWN PERIOD.

I AGREE, I THINK THERE'S TOO MANY TROLLEYS, BUSES, VANS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM AND PROBABLY NOT REALLY ENOUGH DROP-OFF PLACES. BUT IF THEY ARE DOING IT WITHOUT A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT HELPS. I'M SO CONFUSED ABOUT IT.

>> MISS NEWTON WAS THE COORDINATOR ON THIS PROJECT I WOULD LIKE HER TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO IT.

>> WHILE SHE'S APPROACHING IT GIVES US GUIDANCE.

>> KATIE NEWTON, DOWNTOWN DISTRICT COORDINATOR.

THIS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE -- PART OF MY DUTIES ON BOARDING MYSELF I WANTED TO MEET WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT TROLLEY TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES, WE DID HAVE THAT MEETING IN APRIL.

WHEN WE LEFT THAT MEETING AND WE TALKED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD QUARTERLY, IT'S ONLY BEEN FIVE WEEKS -- GIVE ME ANOTHER MINUTE AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT QUARTERLY MEETING.

IT WAS HELPFUL FOR EVERYONE. IT WAS A GREAT WAY FOR ME TO GET A PICTURE OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND TROLLEY VEHICLES WE HAVE DOWNTOWN. AMELIA HAS BEEN OPERATING I THINK FOR SEVEN YEARS AND THEY OFFER REALLY AMAZING HISTORIC TOUR. THE TROLLEYS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR VERY LONG TIME IN THE CITY OFFERING SOME REALLY COOL THINGS, THE WILD WOMEN OF AMELIA AND JEFFERS CARRIAGE OFFERS THIS HORSELESS CARRIAGE TOUR TOOK ALL OF THESE FRANCHISEES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE PLACE OFFER SOMETHING VALUABLE AND UNIQUE TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA. BLUE SKY IN THIS CASE IS AN ANOMALY, THEY ARE A TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS, THEY ARE PRIMARILY SHUTTLING BETWEEN THE SOUTH HOTELS AND THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. THEY ARE BRINGING BUSINESS FROM THE SOUTH END DOWN TO OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT WHICH I THINK IS REALLY GOOD. THEY ARE NOT DOING A SIGHTSEEING TOUR, THEY'RE JUST TRANSPORTING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.

OCCASIONALLY THOSE PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS WILL HIRE A TOUR GUIDE THAT'S DOWNTOWN AND THEY WILL GO ON A WALKING TOUR.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT REGULUS WALKING TOURS RIGHT NOW.

ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD AT THIS FIRST MEETING WAS TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT SIGHTSEEING TOUR ORDINANCE AND GET FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF THESE FRANCHISEES HOLDERS TO SEE WHAT IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO MAKE IT LESS CONFUSING.

IN THE ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW, THERE'S TWO DEFINITIONS.

ONE OF THEM IS FOR A SIGHTSEEING VEHICLE AND ANOTHER IS FOR A TROLLEY. IT'S A LITTLE UNCLEAR AS TO WHETHER THE ACT OF BEING A TROLLEY IN DOWNTOWN MAKES YOU SUBJECT TO THAT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, AND IT WAS CAUSING SOME CONCERN AMONG THE FRANCHISE HOLDERS.

THAT'S WHY BLUE SKY DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH REQUESTING A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. THE BUSES WOULD NOT BE GOVERNED UNDER THIS, THEY JUST WANTED TO INCLUDE THEM TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THERE BUSES DO COME IN. THEY HAVE A TOTAL OF 12 IN THEIR FLEET. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT 12 BUSES ARE COMING DOWNTOWN. THEY DEPART OFF-SITE WHILE THEY ARE WAITING FOR PICKUP AND DROP-OFF.

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THEY HAVE THAT SPACE THEY ARE NOT STAYING DOWNTOWN AND USING THEIR BOAT TRAILER BUS PARKING. THEY ARE OFF-LOADING THEIR CLIENTS, MOVING TO AN OFF-SITE LOCATION AND COMING BACK TO PICK THEM UP AT THE END OF THEIR EVENING -- DAY.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. NEWTON WHILE WE HAVE HER APPEAR?

>> WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TROLLEY AND A BUS?

I HAVEN'T READ THE ORDINANCE. >> A TROLLEY IS EVERY SIGHTSEEING MOTOR VEHICLE OR TRACTOR TO WHICH IS ATTACHED NOT MORE THAN TWO TRAILERS AS DEFINED.

DESIGN FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR SIGHTSEEING AND OVERALL LENGTH NOT TO EXCEED 60 FEET, THAT IS A

TROLLEY. >> A BUS IS A VAN --

>> A SIGHTSEEING MOTOR VEHICLE, THEN YOU PICK UP TROLLEY AGAIN, PBS VEHICLE AND FAN USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING AT LEAST NINE PASSENGERS FOR SIGHTSEEING SPECIAL TOURS, CHARTERS NOT TO EXCEED 60 FEET. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MOTOR BUSES OR COACHES, LEGITIMATELY ENGAGED IN TOURIST ROTATION, THIS LARGE BUSES PROVIDE THE TRANSPORTATION COMMENCES AND TERMINATES IN THE

COUNTY. >> WOULD BE EASIEST NOT TO HAVE THE BUSES INCLUDED ON THAT AND JUST DO TROLLEYS? THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. WHY PUT 12 BUSES -- JUST A WE FEEL COMFORTABLE? THE BUSES STAY OUT, THAT'S IT.

>> I'M SURE THAT WOULD BE FINE WITH THAT.

>> THEY WOULD STILL USE THE BUSES TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE --

>> LIKE A HOTEL. WHY PUT THAT IN THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT? IT JUST MUDDIES UP.

>> WE CAN FIX THAT. >> ARE WE INTERESTED IN THAT? THEN WE ARE DICTATING THE ROUTE AND THE DROP-OFF.

THEY ARE NOT JUST STOPPING AND DROPPING ANYWHERE.

>> THEY PROVIDE THE ROUTE, THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE ROUTE TO.

>> WE AREN'T TELLING THEM HOW TO DRIVE.

THEY'RE SAYING THIS IS THE ROUTE WE WANT TO TAKE.

>> IF WE DON'T INCLUDE THEIR BUSES, THE BUSES CAN TAKE ANY

ROUTE. >> ANY BUS CAN TAKE -- WE DON'T

REGULATE BUSES. >> DO WE REGULATE IT IF WE PUT 12 BUSES IN THIS FRANCHISE AGREEMENT?

>> THAT'S WHAT'S MUCKING IT UP, THAT'S WHAT'S CONFUSING IT.

WE DON'T REGULATE BUSES. >> I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

>> FOR A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORICAL DATA, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD THIS ISSUE COME UP.

ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES WE WERE HAVING WE DON'T HAVE THE DROP-OFF SPOTS, PRETTY MUCH THE ONE THAT IS USED A TON IS THE ONE IN PARKING LOT B. THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE -- NOW THERE IS JUST CONGESTED BECAUSE THE OTHER SPOT THAT WAS BEING USED AS THE ONE RIGHT HERE ON ASH.

IF YOU'RE A MEMBER THERE WAS A DROP-OFF SPOT THEY ARE.

THE BIGGER BUSES THAT ARE COMING IN, THEY DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO PARK, BECAUSE WE PRETTY MUCH SAID YOU CANNOT PARK IN BOAT PARKING. WE'VE CUT OFF THEIR AVAILABILITY TO PARK THERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO LEAVE THOSE OPEN FOR BOATERS AND THAT'S IT'S COME OF THOSE OTHER BIG BUSES DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO WHEN THEY ARE JUST SITTING BECAUSE THEY CAN'T IDLE AND SIT IN PARKING LOT BE AND THEY AREN'T BIG ENOUGH TO FIT ON ASH STREET WHEN IT FINALLY GETS UP AND RUNNING ASSUMING WE ARE GOING TO PUT THE DROP-OFF BACK ON THERE.

THE BUS ISSUE WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT'S GOT TO BE DEALT WITH SEPARATELY. I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER POYNTER, THE BUSES THAT ARE DROPPING PEOPLE OFF FROM THE HOTELS DON'T NEED TO BE IN THIS. WEIRD IS USING THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR THE TROLLEYS SO THEY HAVE A PICKUP AND DROP-OFF PLACE AND THE BUSES WE JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN A DIFFERENT MANNER. IT IS PROVIDING THEM WITH THE AVAILABILITY TO PICKUP AND DROP-OFF.

RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE THE ONE. >> THE CHAIR: DO I HAVE A

MOTION? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REMOVING THE 12 BUSES.

>> I WOULD SECOND BETS. >> THE CHAIR: ANY ADDITIONAL

DISCUSSION? >> MY ONLY ADDITIONAL QUESTION IS -- DO WE NEED TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF TROLLEY? IF THIS PARTICULAR TROLLEY IS IN THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT NOT ALLOWED TO DO A SIGHTSEEING TOUR BUT OUR DEFINITION USES THE WORD

SIGHTSEEING, WE ARE IN CONFLICT. >> I THINK THE CONTRACT IS MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THE DEFINITION OF TROLLEY, THEY WON'T USE THE

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TROLLEY FOR SIGHTSEEING. WE ARE HEADING TOO FAR INTO THE

WEEDS ON THAT ONE. >> THEY SUBJECTING THEMSELVES TO

THIS -- >> MY SECOND QUESTION, DO WE NEED TO ENSURE THEY WON'T CIRCUMVENT US WITH A PERSON ON BOARD WHO IS GIVING A TOUR? SPEAK OF THE CONTRACT STATES

THEY WON'T GIVE TOURS. >> BUT THE GENTLEMAN IS CONCERNED THEY CIRCUMVENT -- THEY ARE AGREEING US TRANSPORTATION THEY WILL ONLY DO TRANSPORTATION BUT SOMEBODY

COMING ON BOARD? >> YOU CAN DEFINITELY AMEND THE AGREEMENT TO ADD THERE CAN BE NO RIDE ALONG OR GUIDE THAT IS NOT A PASSENGER, THAT'S CLEARLY UP TO YOU.

ON THE LAST PAGE IT SAYS THEY HAVE NO GUIDED TOURS OR MAINTAIN THIS SPECIFIC -- BUT THERE IS NO SPECIFIC, THEY DON'T PROVIDE TOURS. THEY WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THAT SECTION. BUT WE CAN ADD IT.

>> IF YOU THINK IT LEGALLY ALREADY HOLDS I DON'T NEED TO GET INTO THE WEEDS BECAUSE WE END UP OMITTING ALL SORTS.

>> THE CHAIR: SEEING NO ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION I HAVE A

MOTION -- PLEASE START THE VOTE. >> THE CHAIR: MET MOTION

[7.3 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT — NASSAU COUNTY CONSERVATION PROPERTY MAINTENANCE — RESOLUTION 2026-73 ADOPTING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR CONSERVATION PROPERTY MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN PARCELS TO BE ACQUIRED UNDER NASSAU COUNTY’S CONSERVATION LANDS ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Adopts an Interlocal Agreement between the City and County for Conservation Property Maintenance of three (3) parcels located adjacent to the Ron Sapp Egans Creek Greenway.]

PASSES 4-1, WHICH BRINGS US TO NASSAU COUNTY PROPER DOMESTIC

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. >> THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2026 -- 73 REGARDING THREE PARCEL IDS THE COUNTY IS CONSIDERING ACQUISITION OF UNDER THE CONSERVATION LANDS ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, WE LOVINGLY REFER TO THAT AS THE KLAMATH PROGRAM. ADJACENT TO THE EGAN'S CREEK GREENWAY TWO COUNTY WILL ACQUIRE THE PROPERTIES THE CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THOSE.

WE HAVE NO CONCERNS WITH THAT, THEY ARE MAINTAINED AT OUR GENERAL CONSERVATION THRESHOLD AND EITHER PARTY CAN TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT WITH 30 DAYS NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTY.

WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS AGREEMENT.

>> THE CHAIR: I HAVE NO AUDIENCE REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM DO I HAVE ANY ROUTE REQUESTS FROM STAFF?

>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> THE CHAIR: ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION?

>> JUST "HOORAY, CLAM." [LAUGHTER]

[7.4 SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE - BUDGET AMENDMENT — RIP CURRENT SIMULATOR EQUIPMENT — RESOLUTION 2026-74 AUTHORIZING THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF SLIPSTREAMTM RIP CURRENT SIMULATOR EQUIPMENT; APPROVING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RIP CURRENT SIMULATOR TRAINING INITIATIVE; APPROVING THE ACCOMPANYING BUDGET AMENDMENT; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Authorizing the purchase of and reimbursement for two Rip Current Simulators in the amount of $12,750.]

>> THE CHAIR: PLEASE START THE VOTE.

THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0 WHICH BRINGS US TO ITEM 7.4, SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE OF A BUNCH OF THEM ADMITS FOR A RIP CURRENT

SIMULATOR EQUIPMENT. >> THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2026 -- 74. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN RECEIVE A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOR RIP CURRENT SIMULATOR TRAINING. THE DEVICE IS $12,750 AND WE WOULD BE REIMBURSED 100% FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO SIMULATORS.

THE ACTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WOULD AMEND OUR BUDGET TO BOTH ACCEPT THE REVENUE FROM DCF AND AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE FOR THESE TWO DEVICES. STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

>> THE CHAIR: ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM 7.4?

>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. ARE WE LOOKING AT THESE FOUR TRAINING? OR WE ALSO USE THEM EDUCATION

WISE? >> I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO THE CHIEF ABOUT IT BUT WE CAN FIND OUT FOR YOU.

>> I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS THING. >> I WOULD MOVE WE APPROVE

RESOLUTION 2026 -- 74. >> THE CHAIR: MOTION AND SECOND, ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE START THE VOTE.

[8.1 YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE — Four vacancies: three applicants (Alivia Brown, Maya Kovalcik, and Gavin Shaw).]

THAT PASSES 5-0 WHICH BRINGS US TO ITEM EIGHT, OUR BOARD APPOINTMENTS IN OUR SINGLE ITEM HERE, WE HAVE FOUR VACANCIES ON THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH THREE APPLICANTS, ALIVIA BROWN, MAYAKOVALCIK, AND GAVIN SHAW.

I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IN A GROUP OR INDIVIDUALLY.