[4.1 WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD — ANNUAL WORK PLAN — Waterfront Advisory Board Chair Jenny Schaffer will present the Waterfront Advisory Board annual work plan in accordance with Resolution 2025-65.]

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VERY INVESTED, VERY SMART INDIVIDUALS.

JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE WATER FRONT ADVISORY BOARD ADVISES THE CITY COMMISSION ON DEVELOPMENT, WATERFRONT ACCESS, INFRASTRUCTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE DOWNTOWN WATER FRONT AND ADJOINING CENTER BUSINESS DISTRICT AND A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. SO TRYING TO FIND OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD BUT THIS IS OUR WORK PLAN THAT YOU GUYS REQUIRED FROM US. WE'VE GOT THREE MAIN FOCUSES.

THE NUMBER ONE IS THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT.

LOTS OF EXCITEMENT THINGS GOING ON.

LOTS OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE EVERYBODY THERE. OUR GOALS ARE TO ENHANCE PUBLIC ACCESS, CONNECTIVITY AND ACTIVATION ALONG THE ISLAND WATERFRONT WITH EMPHASIS ON BETTER ACCESSIBILITY AND BOAT RAMP FUNCTIONALITY. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF BOATERS SO BOATING IS OF HIGH IMPORTANCE WITH OUR BOARD.

KEY ACTIVITIES -- HOW WE'LL GO ABOUT THIS AND PROMOTING WATERFRONT PARK EVENTS, REVIEWING PHASE II PARK PLANS.

WE REALLY WANT TO SEE THOSE BEFORE THEY GO OUT TO EVERYONE.

MONITORING MARINA REDEVELOPMENT PROGRESS AND REVIEW BOAT RAMP SAFETY AND ACCESS. SO THAT'S ALSO A PRETTY HOT TOPIC WITH OUR BOARD. WHAT WE HOPE TO SEE IS INCREASED WATERFRONT ACTIVITY AND PUBLIC USE AND IMPROVED SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY AT BOAT RAMP USE. QUESTIONS WITH THAT ONE.

OUR GOALS, AND AGAIN THIS WAS FROM OUR BOARD ALL THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT MADE US JOIN THE BOARD, WAS IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY, TRAFFIC CIRCULATION, PARKING EFFICIENCY AND WATERFRONT ACCESS.

ALL RIGHT. LASTLY, OUR FOCUS AREA FOR THE CAREER ON OUR WORK PLAN IS THE CRA REDEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC VITALITY. SO SO MANY PROJECTS GOING UP RIGHT NOW. IT'S VERY EXCITING.

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OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT WHILE PRESERVING THE HISTORIC WORKING WATER FROBT.

FRONT. HOW WE GO ABOUT THAT IS GOING TO BE REVIEWING THE CRA AMENDMENTS, ADVISING ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PROJECTS AND ENCOURAGING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

WHAT WE HOPE TO SEE IS REDEVELOPMENT STRENGTHEN OUR ECONOMY AND PRESERVING OUR CHARACTER.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR YOU. ANY OTHER FEEDBACK?

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

THANK YOU, MS. SCHAEFER. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

THE ENABLING RESOLUTION FOR THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD CALLS ALSO FOR, IN ADDITION TO THE YEARLY WORK PLAN FOR YOU TO IDENTIFY ACHIEVEMENTS, SO DO YOU HAVE ACHIEVEMENTS THAT YOU WISH TO SHARE WITH US OR PROVIDE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS?

>> I CAN COMPILE THAT FOR YOU GUYS.

AS FAR AS ACHIEVEMENTS, WE ARE A RELATIVELY NEW BOARD.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TURNOVER EVEN FOR THE FEW MONTHS THAT WE'VE A BOARD. AS MOST OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS WERE, I WOULD SAY, MORE IN THE CRA BOARD BEFORE WE SWITCHED

OVER. >> FOR THE COMING YEAR THEN, WE'LL SEE WHEN YOU PRESENT YOUR WORK PLAN NEXT YEAR, WE'LL ALSO SEE THEN SOME SET OF ACHIEVEMENTS TO GO ALONG WITH

THAT. >> I HOPE THAT WE MEET EVERY GOAL THAT'S ON HERE. THAT'S MY GOAL.

>> I NOTICE THAT YOU DON'T MENTION THE WATERFRONT MASTER PLAN PROJECT IN TERMS OF YOUR WORK PLAN.

>> THIS WAS JUST A SPECIFIC -- THE BOARD CAME TOGETHER AND JUST SAID WHAT'S ON OUR HEARTS RIGHT NOW, WHAT'S OUR PLAN.

AND WE TRIED TO BE NOT AS BROAD BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC AND THIS IS WHAT WE KIND OF COMPILED.

>> BUT THE WATERFRONT NATURAL PLAN PROJECT IS A VERY SPECIFIC PROJECT. SO I GUESS I'M A LITTLE -- I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SEEN THAT ON A WORK PLAN.

I GUESS ONCE IT COMES IN, THEN WE'LL DEFINITELY BE REVIEWING

THAT. >> OKAY.

AND THEN I HAD A QUESTION UNDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

YOU REFER TO THE BOARD HISTORIC WORKING WATERFRONT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? >> A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE VOICED THEIR OPINIONS ON HAVING IT BE MORE OF A SHRIMPING INDUSTRY AND PRESERVING ALL THE CHARACTER AND NOT JUST A MODERN WATERFRONT AND SO IT IS A DANCE ON HOW DO WE TAKE FROM THE PAST BUT STILL HAVE IT BE ECONOMICALLY BRING IN -- MAKE IT ECONOMICALLY VITAL FOR ALL THE OWNERS AND PROTECT IT.

>> YOU WOULD AGREE THAT IT IS A WORKING WATERFRONT TODAY.

WHILE I THINK IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO LOOK TO THE PAST, I DON'T UNDERSTAND -- IT'S NOT IN THE WORK PLAN BUT I DON'T SEE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO ENABLE A SHRIMPING INDUSTRY REVITALIZATION TO MAKE IT -- IF THAT'S WHAT YOUR DEFINITION OF

HISTORIC IS. >> WELL, I THINK IT'S MOSTLY WATER RELATED ZONING, WATER RELATED ACTIVITIES, ALL THE THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH THE ZONING THAT IS REQUIRED AND THAT IS HISTORIC. I'M SORRY, I GUESS MAYBE I DON'T KNOW YOUR QUESTION. PRESERVING A CHARACTER, I THINK, IS WHAT WE'RE -- WHEN WE USE THAT WORD.

>> OKAY. I THINK THAT'S A BETTER DEFINITION OF WHAT IT IS THAN YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THAN HISTORIC. IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT FOR FUTURE WORK PLANS.

THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD SAY ABOUT WORK PLANS IS THAT -- YOU AND I HAVE WORKED ON BOARDS TOGETHER, SO I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY.

I ALWAYS SEE WORK PLANS AS HAVING CLEAR OBJECTIVES AND TIMEFRAMES AND DELIVERABLES. WHILE I THINK THIS IS A GOOD FIRST EFFORT, WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE THIS BOARD TO DO FOR FUTURE WORK PLANS TO GO DOWN A COUPLE OF OTHER LEVELS SO WE CAN BEGIN TO SEE ACTUAL DELIVERABLES AND MORE SPECIFIC GOALS AND

TIMEFRAMES. >> AT THE CRA BOARD, WE WORKED -- IT WAS VERY SPECIFIC -- WE SPENT MANY MONTHS ON THAT AND SO WHEN IT SWITCHED TO WATERFRONT BOARD, WE'RE BRINGING IN THE MARINA, BRINGING IN ALL THE OTHER THINGS.

WE WEREN'T REALLY SURE HOW TO MAKE THAT DIFFERENT THAN THE CRA

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GOALS AND TIMELINES WE HAD FOR THAT. IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS BEING REQUESTED FROM US.

SIMPLY BECAUSE WE ADD SOME MARINA ACTIVITIES, DOESN'T MEAN THAT STUFF IS BY THE WAYSIDE. THAT'S A WAY TO INTEGRATE THOSE AND, AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE DELIVERABLES AND DATES AND TIMELINES THAT I THINK HOLD ALL OF US ACCOUNTABLE.

>> OKAY. HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT.

>> GREAT. THEN I JUST HAVE A COMMENT I WANT TO MAKE ABOUT BOARDS IN GENERAL.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE WATERFRONT BOARD AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF ALL OF OUR ADVISORY BOARDS FOR YOUR COMMITMENT IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

THE TIME, EFFORT AND THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION THAT YOU BRING TO THESE ROLES IS REALLY INVALUABLE.

AS COMMISSIONERS, WE DEPEND ON YOUR ADVICE, PERSPECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE GOING TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. AND AT THE SAME TIME, I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR BOARDS TO ENSURE THAT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GROUNDED IN FACTS, DATA AND CAREFUL ANALYTICS.

WHILE PUBLIC INPUT IS IMPORTANT, AND DESERVES TO BE HEARD, OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO LOOK BEYOND THE LOUDEST VOICES AND CONSIDER THE BROADER LONG-TERM INTERESTS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE AT A REALLY PIVOTAL POINT WITH OUR WATERFRONT AND OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT -- REDEVELOPMENT AREA.

CHANGE IN DEVELOPMENT IS COMING, AS YOU ALL WELL KNOW.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE APPROACH THESE OPPORTUNITIES WITH CLEAR GOALS, SOUND INFORMATION AND A SHARED VISION FOR THE FUTURE.

SO THAT THE DECISIONS WE MAKE TODAY ARE GOING TO INFLUENCE OUR WORKING WATER FRONT AND DOWNTOWN FOR GENERATIONS.

WHICH IS WHY I WANT TO SEE ANOTHER LEVEL DOWN IN TERMS OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE WORKING ON AND PRODUCING.

SO AS YOU CONTINUE TO WORK OVER THE COMING YEAR, I ASK THAT WE FOCUS ON DEVELOPING A LONG-TERM VISION THAT'S INFORMED BY FACTS AND THOUGHTFUL PLANNING AND A COMMITMENT TO THE LASTING SUCCESS OF OUR WATERFRONT IN DOWNTOWN AND BY WORKING TOGETHER IN THAT SPIRIT, WE CAN ENSURE THAT GROWTH STRENGTHENS THE CHARACTER, VITALITY AND ECONOMIC HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE HARD WORK THAT I KNOW YOU'RE DOING TODAY AND EVEN HARDER WORK THAT I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS FOR MS. SCHAFFER? >> I HAVE ONE.

I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS FOR YOU. I KNOW A COMING PLAN FOR THE WATERFRONT PARK IS TALKING ABOUT PRESERVING CHARACTER IS SORT OF A SIGNAGE, SOME KIND OF HISTORY TRAIL OF WHAT THE WATERFRONT USED TO LOOK LIKE A HUNDRED YEARS AGO AND TO TAKE THE PEDESTRIAN ON AN HISTORICAL JOURNEY AND I'VE SEEN THEM IN NEW ENGLAND IN TOWNS THAT HAVE LOST SOME OF THE OLD WORKING WATERFRONT THAT HAVE NEW AND DIFFERENT WORKING WATERFRONT TODAY. IS THAT A COLLABORATION WITH THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD? OKAY.

>> WE'VE HAD A FEW OBSTACLES WHERE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT US -- NOT MOVING FORWARD -- HAD WILL THE ME BACK UP. -- LET ME BACK UP.

IN THE CRA, WE WERE VERY HANDS ON WITH THE PARK.

WE WERE VERY HANDS ON WITH A LOT OF DETAILS.

BUT LATELY, SINCE WE SWITCHED IT'S ALMOST LIKE CERTAIN THINGS ARE GOING THROUGH AND WE, BY ALL MEANS, DO NOT WANT TO STOP, FORCE PEOPLE TO DO ANOTHER STOP-START.

THEY'RE ALREADY GOING HDC. BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO -- WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T LEGALLY HAVE TO SEE IT AND DON'T HAVE TO VOICE IT BUT WE COULD -- WE WANT TO GIVE OUR INPUT SO WE JUST NOW RECEIVED THE NEW PHASE TWO OF THE PARK SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF IT AND TRYING TO COME UP WITH TASKS AS WE GO, AND THINGS TO TALK ABOUT TO ADVISE

YOU GUYS. >> OKAY.

THAT MAKES SENSE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

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>> THANK YOU TO THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD FOR ALL YOUR

[4.2 PROJECT/OPERATION UPDATES — Deputy City Manager Jeremiah Glisson will provide an update on pending projects and operations.]

WORK. MOVING ALONG WE HAVE OUR PROJECT AND OPERATIONAL UPDATES FROM OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER,

MR. GLISSON. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WE'RE GOING SHIFT GEARS A LITTLE BIT AND TALK 3 "B" THREE THINGS HERE IN THIS SEGMENT. ONE PROJECT IS RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW HERE. THAT'S THE ASH STREET STORMWATER PROJECT AND THEN TWO PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR SOME TIME NOW. THE PAID PARKING AND THE DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CIRCULATION STUDY.

WE'RE OVERDUE FOR AN UPDATE. AS YOU CAN SEE, ASH STREET PROJECT IS STILL A PROJECT, STILL UNDERWAY.

IT'S MOVING QUICKLY NOW TO THE EAST, TO THE END OF THE SCOPE OF THAT PROJECT. THIS IS A $2 MILLION PROJECT, LARGELY FUNDED THROUGH FUNDS AND FDP STORMWATER GRANT.

THE GRANT PORTION OF THE WORK WHICH IS GETTING THE PIPE IN THE GROUND, FDP WAS OUT HERE FRIDAY THAT TOOK A LOOK AT EVERYTHING AND GAVE US A THUMBS UP FOR APPROVAL.

THE REMAINING WORK IS A 5TH STREET AREA, A PERMIT BEING HELD RIGHT NOW WITH THE RAILROAD AT THE RIVER.

SO STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT. A LOT OF PROJECT CHALLENGES WITH THIS ONE. AS YOU'VE ALL SEEN AND KNOW, WE HAD TO DIG 16 FEET DEEP WHERE THE WATER TABLE WAS MUCH, MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT. THERE ARE THINGS THAT WERE THERE WELL BEFORE MARKING AND UTILITY LOCATES WERE IN PLACE SO THERE'S BEEN CHALLENGES. I HAD TO REDO SOME ELECTRICAL.

WE FOUND A PIPE THAT WAS PACKED WITH COKE BOTTLES.

THAT SHOULD TELL YOU HOW FAR BACK THAT IS.

THE OLD BOTTLING PLANT WAS NEARBY.

WE'RE STILL ON SCHEDULE. COMPLETION DATES SCHEDULED FOR 31ST OF JULY. THERE'S AN AGENDA ITEM ON YOUR CUE TONIGHT FOR PAVING OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT.

WHY THE PIPES ARE SO BIG FOR ASH STREET.

THERE'S A LOT OF WATER THAT COMES TO THIS AREA TO THIS DRAINAGE PACE IN, ALL THE WAY TO CENTRAL PARK.

THE WATER FLOWS HERE OUT TO THE RIVER TOWARDS CENTER AND THEN.

SO A BIG PIPE HAS A LOT OF WATER IN THIS REGION.

THIS STORMWATER BASE IP. PAID PARKING.

THE LAST TIME WE TALKED WE WERE ON THE FRONT SIDE OF IMPLEMENTATION. AS A REMINDER, PERMIT REGISTRATION BACK FEBRUARY 1. PAID PARKING BEGAN FEBRUARY OF HE. THAT WAS A SOFT LAUNCH.

THE GRACE PERIOD WAS THIRTY DAYS AND ENFORCEMENT BEGAN MARCH 16TH. IN THAT TIME, DEVELOP A GREENSIVE FAQS, THERE'S AN AI SYSTEM IN PLACE THAT'S CURRENTLY STILL IN PLACE THAT'S MANAGING A LOT OF THE CALLS AND EXPLAINING -- IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE AI TOOL STILL HANDLING 25 CALLS A DAY.

92% POSITIVE REPORTING. AI'S REPORTING THAT.

DISTRIBUTION THROUGH MULTIPLE OUTLETS BUT DIGITAL AND PRINT CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AT THE WELCOME CENTER, CORE HOUSE, A NUMBER OF THE AREAS. ELECTRONICALLY AND AGAIN IN PRINT. WE HAVE NINETY DAYS OF ENFORCEMENT. WE STARTED MARCH 16TH.

HERE WE ARE JUNE 16TH. SO LET'S LOOK AT SOME NUMBERS.

RIGHT NOW, THIS IS ALREADY DATED GROSS REVENUE AT $735,000.

ABOUT 200,000 DOLLARS OF PERMITS.

HOURLY PARK IS GONE NEARLY $500,000.

CITATIONS IS RIGHT AT 40,000. THE EXPENSES ARE MANAGEMENT FEE IS FIXED. THAT'S 26,000 PER MONTH.

THAT'S THAT THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT AND THE AMORTIZATION OF THE SIGNS, THE MANAGEMENT, ENFORCEMENT, ALL THAT IS BUILT INTO THAT FEE. TRANSACTION FEES, CONVENIENCE FEES, THOSE ARE VARIABLE FEES. THEY'RE TRENDING APPROXIMATELY 28% OF GROSS. THOSE FEES VARY BASED OFF OF A NUMBER OF THINGS. BASED OFF THE SALES TAX VERSUS SERVICE LOT PARKING OR ON STREET AND THE TRANSACTION/CONVENIENCE FEES OFF OF THE TRANSACTION. IN THE BLUE AS YOU CAN SEE, VERY CLEARLY, THE HOURLY PARKING MAKES UP A BULK OF THE REVENUE AND YOU'LL SEE THAT PIE CHART CONTINUE TO CHANGE AS THERE'S -- A LOT OF THESE HAPPEN ON THE FRONT END OF THE PROGRAM.

YOU'LL SEE THAT HOURLY REVENUE BECOME A MAJOR REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE PROGRAM. ANOTHER FURTHER LOOKING DIVE INTO THE NUMBERS. CITY RESIDENT PERMITS, WE HAVE 7600 PERMITS. MORE THAN ORIGINALLY ASSUMED AND EXPECTED. A LOT OF CITY RESIDENTS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE PERMITS AND 7600 PERMITS, CITY RESIDENTS. THESE ARE THOSE THAT BUY THAT THIRD VEHICLE PERMIT. THERE WAS A $24 ADMINISTRATION FEE, SO 310 PERMITS ISSUED FOR THAT THIRD VEHICLE, NONCITY RESIDENT PERMITS RIGHT AT 1500. INTERESTING FACT, LESS THAN 2% OF THE PLATES READ ARE PERMIT HOLDERS.

WE DID A DIVE INTO THAT WITH ONE PARKING.

AVERAGE HOURLY TRANSACTIONS PER DAY IS RIGHT NOW AT 853 TRANSACTIONS A DAY. THAT'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SIGN

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IS CONSIDERED A TRANSACTION. LESS COMMONLY STAY IS A LITTLE OVER TWO HOURS AND BY NOW, WE ARE OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND TRANSACTIONS. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN.

719 PAID CITATIONS THAT GENERATES THAT 38,000 MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY. A NUMBER OF CITATIONS HAVE BEEN DISMISSED OR ARE WARNINGS. THEY WERE BOTH IN THE SAME CATEGORY, WARNINGS ON THE FRONT END OF THE PROGRAM.

SO FAR, WE'VE HAD ZERO CITATION APPEALS.

INTERESTING, A DATA TORONTO RIGHT TO SHOW YOU WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM. 89% ARE RESIDENTS THAT ARE PAYING THE RATE. YOU CAN SEE THAT MAP THERE ON THE RIGHT. SURPRISE FOR US, IT WAS MICHIGAN AND NEWARK OUT THERE. THEY'RE VERY FREQUENT HERE TO FLORIDA, AS IS TEXAS. YOU CAN SEE A BULK OF OUR VISITORS HERE ARE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND THAT BOTTOM RIGHT, ST. AUGUSTINE, JACKSONVILLE, SO ON.

THIS IS A TRACKER THAT'S ON OUR SITE.

WHEN WE GET THE INVOICE, WE GET THE 5TH OF EVERY MONTH, WE UPDATE THIS. THIS IS SO PEOPLE CAN TRACK THE REVENUE AND EXPENSES WITH THAT PROGRAM.

SOME QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN LATELY AND JUST WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER. WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO? THERE'S A SEPARATE FUND AND THE FUNDS ARE GOING THERE.

IS THE PAID PROGRAM MEETING REVENUE ESTIMATES? YES AND NO. WE SAW SHY OF A MILLION ON UP TO 5 MILLION WAS THE HIGHEST. NO IS NOT WITHIN THE RANGE PROVIDED BY ONE PARKING. RECALL THE CITY LOWERED THE RECOMMENDED HOURLY RATE FROM THE $3 AN HOUR TO 2 AND CREATED FREE RESIDENT PERMITS. WE'RE NOT MEETING REVENUE ESTIMATES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY BUT WITHIN RANGE PROVIDED BY THE VENDORS. THE MONEY WAS LOCKED IN BY ORDINANCE FOR CAPITAL, IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND MAINTENANCE RELATED TO THE DOWNTOWN.

HAS ANY OF THAT MONEY RECEIVED BEEN SPENT YET? NO, IT IS NOT. FUNDS HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOCATED.

ANY MAINTENANCE PROJECT BUT THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROJECTS QUICKLY APPROACHING. MISS SCHAFFER MENTIONED, THE REDEVELOPMENT 1ST OF JULY. WHAT'S NEXT? THERE ARE SOME ORDINANCE ADJUSTMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE, SPECIFICALLY PERTAINING TO SURFACE LOTS INCREASING THE USAGE, THE PERMIT ALLOTMENT FROM EIGHT HOURS TO TEN, AND ALSO CLARIFYING SOME LANGUAGE ON CONTINUOUS USE FOR THE PERMIT HOLDERS. THERE'S ALSO THE REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF THE HANSON TRAFFIC CIRCULATION STUDY.

OUR CURRENT REVENUE FORECAST IS RIGHT AT 1.9 MILLION A YEAR.

FOR THE YEAR. AGAIN, THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM.

WE HAVE REALLY THREE SOLID MONTHS OF DATA SO THAT NUMBER IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. AND YOU CAN SEE OUR VARIABLE EXPENSES ARE ESTIMATED AT $530. OUR FIXED EXPENSES IS MORE KNOWN AND THAT'S RIGHT AT 323,000 A YEAR.

THERE'S THE BAL INITIATIVE FOR AUGUST 18TH.

AND -- BALLOT INITIATIVE. AND NEXT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN CIRCULATION STUDY.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THIS STUDY.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG EFFORT. WE HAD TO PAUSE IT BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY PRONGS UNDERWAY. PROJECTS UNDERWAY.

>> CITY MANAGER. THIS STUDY WAS CALLED FOR BY THE PREVIOUS CITY COMMISSION AND IT'S BEEN ON THE RADAR FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. IN ONE OF THE THINGS THEY DID WHEN THEY DID THIS STUDY IS LOOKED AT ALL OF OUR OLD STUDIES. WE TEND TO, IN GOVERNMENT, HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUDIES AND THEY WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT ALL OF THEM AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. AND USE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAD AND THAT THEY HAD GATHERED TO BE ABLE TO CREATE TO EVALUATE THE CURRENT CIRCULATION.

THEY ALSO SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND DID A LOT OF TRAFFIC COUNTS AND FLOW COUNTS SO THEY COULD SEE WHERE PEOPLE WERE GOING WHEN THEY CAME THROUGH THE CITY, WHEN THEY CAME THROUGH.

THEY WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE A CLEAR PATH OF USAGE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS. THE OTHER THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT WAS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WHICH IS ONE OF THE STUDY THEY LOOKED AT AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S CALLED OUT IN THE PREVIOUS 2045 PLAN WAS LOOKING AT PEDESTRIAN NAVIGATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT PARTICULARLY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

THEY WERE LOOKING AT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY INTERACTION WITH TRAFFIC.

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ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT CAME UP AS PART OF THE CONVERSATION WAS OUR LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES THAT WE HAVE.

AND WE HAVE A LOT OF RESTAURANTS, A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT GET DAILY DELIVERIES AND THAT'S A CHALLENGE FOR THE TIGHT AREAS THAT WE HAVE. WE TALKED ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE GIVE APPROPRIATE LOADING ZONES, BE ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR BUSINESSES TO DO THAT, BUT ALSO TO RIGHT SIZE THE VEHICLES BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENS RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE HAVE ROAD DAMAGE ON OUR LANDSCAPING AREAS BECAUSE WE CUT THE CORNERS BECAUSE THEY'RE USING TOO BIG OF VEHICLES.

ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT THIS BEFORE IS BECAUSE THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION IS GOING TO ENHANCE THAT SOMEWHAT.

AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE KNEW WHERE THE TRAFFIC NEEDED TO FLOW. WHEN WE START CONSTRUCTION, THERE'S GOING TO BE A DISRUPTION TO CENTER STREET ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE FLOW BECAUSE ONE OF OUR GOALS FOR THAT PROJECT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUSINESSES REMAIN VIABLE THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

ONE OF OUR MAIN GOALS -- THIS IS A PERSONAL ONE FOR THE -- FOR US IS THE TEAM THAT'S GOING TO BUILD THAT EVENTUALLY IS THAT IF A BUSINESS FAILS BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION, THE PROJECT HAS FAILED. WITH HE KNEW THAT THE CIRCULATION NEEDED TO BE A PART IN MAYBE THE FIRST PART.

I WANT TO GO OVER -- WE ARE GOING TO START THE PROCESS OF PRESENTING THIS TO ALL OF THE ADVISORY BOARDS.

AND THEN WE'LL BE BRINGING THIS BACK TO YOU FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. I'M ASSUMING WE'LL COULD DO A WORKSHOP AND THEN WE'LL DO SOME FURTHER DISCUSSION AND SOME CONSIDERATION FOR YOU. SO IT DID -- ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE DID IS PARKING HAS TO BE CONSIDERED IN OUR DOWNTOWN AS PART OF THE FLOW AND THE TRAFFIC FLOW BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE PARKING AND FOR ALL OF US WHO WALKED -- YOU WALK DOWN CENTER STREET, YOU CAN SEE THERE CAN BE PARKING CONFLICTS WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.

THEY LOOKED AT THAT AS FAR AS THIS PROCESS.

SO THEIR MAIN ANALYSIS AND SOME OF THE MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY SAID THAT 3 WORKS TODAY. IT'S NOT TOTALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL.

HOWEVER, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE OPENING THE ALACHUA, THAT HAS CREATED A DIFFERENT FLOW.

ONE OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES IS WE HAD TO GET THEM DONE WITH THIS STUDY AND DO SOME FINAL THINGS SO WE COULD EVALUATE THE REAL FLOW. WE ALSO HAD REHABILITATED SECOND SO THAT HAS ADDED AND CHANGED THE FLOW OF THAT.

WE HAD TO WAIT -- THEY STARTED THIS EVALUATION AND I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT GETTING THIS DONE IN 9222 DAYS.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE COULD CAPTURE THOSE THINGS.

WHEN THEY -- ONE OF THE OTHER FACTORS IS -- IS THE UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD A CHALLENGE WITH THE TREE OUT HERE, BUT THAT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS OF THIS PROCESS IS TO PROTECT THAT TREE AS WE FLOW THROUGH.

AND FOR ANY OF US THAT GO THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION, YOU CAN SEE SOMETIMES IT'S CHALLENGING.

IT GETS BACKED UP. TRUCKS MAKE A MISTAKE AND GO DOWN THERE, IT'S A CHALLENGE FOR THEM.

TO NAVIGATE IT AND IF THEY ARE AT A CERTAIN HEIGHT, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE DAMAGE AND DAMAGE THE TREE.

THE MAIN RECOMMENDATION IS TO ONE WAY OF AFTERNOON WITH A WESTBOUND, COME ACROSS TO FRONT STREET WOULD REMAIN A TWO-WAY STREET. AND THEN ASH WOULD BE ONE-WAY EASTBOUND. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY INCLUDED IS HOW WE WOULD PARK THAT WAY. SO IN THE STUDY, THERE ARE A LOT OF DESIGN ELEMENTS. THOSE ARE JUST -- THOSE ARE NOT FINAL DESIGNS BY ANY STRETCH. THEY'RE JUST EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE COULD DO. THEY PUT OUT FOR PEDESTRIAN

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SAFETY AS WELL AS FOR THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC.

IT ACTS AS A TRAFFIC CALMING. WE DO NOT WANT PEOPLE SPEEDING DOWN THESE STREETS IS. WHILE WE GENERALLY DON'T HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM, THERE IS THAT PROBLEM OCCASIONALLY.

WHERE PEOPLE ARE SPEEDING IS, ESPECIALLY IN THE PLACES WHERE IT'S WIDE AND WHEN PEOPLE AREN'T PARKED ON THE STREET.

SO THE PARKING LAYOUT WOULD CHANGE AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE WOULD TALK ABOUT IN THE DESIGN. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HANDICAP PARKING. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ACCESS FOR THOSE. SO THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE PROJECT SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO DO THIS.

I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PHASING.

THIS WOULD BE IN ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES PHASE ONE OF THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZAREVITALIZATI. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WHEN WE START TO INTERFERE WITH CENTER STREET, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN FLOW AROUND DOWNTOWN AND STILL UTILIZE IT.

AND STILL HAVE PARKING OPPORTUNITIES IN THAT FLOW AREA.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'LL GET INTO A LOT OF DETAILS ABOUT IT AND WE WILL BE WALKING THE ADVISORY BOARDS THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS THROUGH THE PLAN AND IN A MORE DETAILED WAY AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK WITH NOT ONLY ON THE STUDY ITSELF BUT ALSO THEIR INPUT AND PUBLIC INPUT. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> QUESTIONS FOR OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER?

>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT HAD THE PAID PARKING REVENUE. ONE MORE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. MOVING ALONG, WE'LL GO INTO OUR

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE >> CAN I ASK YOU ONE QUESTION.

AND MAYBE THIS IS FOR MR. CROMWELL.

THIS PARKING STUDY IS AMAZING. IT'S 250 PAGES OF A LOT OF DATA.

I THINK SOME OF THE DATA AND SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE EXCELLENT. ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONCERNS IS THE WALKABILITY. I SAW WE GOT A LEVEL OF SERVICE WALKABILITY SCORE WHICH IS GOOD FOR MOST AREAS.

BUT THAT WE SCORE AN F IN SOME AREAS BECAUSE WE ARE MISSING SIDEWALKS. SO THAT WOULD BE ONE OF MY BIGGEST HOPES AND DREAMS THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE COMING YEARS THAT SOME OF THE MOST CRITICAL PIECES OF MISSING SIDEWALK ARE PUT IN PLACE F WE'RE INTERRUPTING FLOW OR HELPING PEOPLE MOVE AROUND, THAT WE NEED SIDEWALKS IN SOME

PLACES. >> WE KNOW FRONT STREET IS A MAJOR ISSUE IN THE ARENA. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE

OTHERS AND -- >> I'M THINKING OF THE EAST END OF ALACHUA AS YOU COME DOWN. IF WE WANT PEOPLE TO PARK THERE -- I GUESS WHEN THAT'S DEVELOPED, IF WE WON'T BE ABLE TO PARK THERE IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO WALK AND THEN -- THEN I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR OUT THIS GOES.

AS PAID PARKING PUSHES PEOPLE TO THE B STREETS FOR FREE PARKING, IT IS -- THERE'S SUCH HUGE SECTIONS OF BEACH THAT LACK

SIDEWALKS. >> WE KNOW A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WE KNOW THAT THIS IS -- >> I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING

NEW. >> THIS IS DEFINITELY A PHASED APPROACH. EVERY TIME YOU TAKE AN ACTION LIKE THIS, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, YOU NEED TO START ANALYZE OUTSIDE. AND THEN FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, WE -- IT IS ON OUR RADAR AS PART OF THE PROCESS BUT IS TO DO THE WALKABILITY AND BIKE PAD PLANS THAT CAN CONNECT NOT ONLY THE DOWNTOWN BUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

THOSE ARE DEFINITELY ON THE RADAR AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

>> OKAY. AND THEN JUST CAN I ADD A COMMENT ABOUT ASH STREET. I WAS OUT THIS MORNING, I THINK MOST EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE TREE AT THE NORTH -- EAST END OF ASH AND 8TH LOST AN ENORMOUS LIMB.

IT'S A TREE SIZED LIMB. I WAS OUT THERE THIS MORNING

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WITH OUR ARBORIST AND ONE OF OUR STREETS EMPLOYEES IS A CERTIFIED ARBORIST. GO, BEN.

AWESOME. AND THEN SHOUT OUT TO THE TREE CONSE CONSERVANCY.

THEY JUMPED IN AND SAID TO THE CITY, WE WILL FUND ANOTHER ARBORIST, DANNY LIPPE, HE WAS RENOWNED, AVAILABLE TO COME THIS MORNING AND GIVE ANOTHER OPINION BECAUSE THAT JUXTAPOSED WITH POTENTIALLY IN THE FUTURE ONE-WAYING ASH.

I ASKED HIM WHILE WE WERE OUT THERE, HOW WOULD THAT WORK, IF WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE SOME OF THE CUSHING CURBING AND GIVE THE TREE MORE SPACE AND HIS EYES LIT UP BECAUSE HE SAID THE TREE IS SURVIVING. IT IS NOT THRIVING.

AND SO, YEAH, ONE THING HE DID SAY WAS THAT IS A MANUAL LABOR JOB TO REMOVE THAT CURB AND ROAD IF WE DO GIVE THE TREE MORE SPACE. IF WE DO WANT -- IT WAS GREAT NEWS. HE SAID THE TREE IS NOT DISEASED. IT'S GOING TO BE SAVED.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LIMB IT UP A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE IT'S HANGING SO MUCH WEIGHT OUT ON THE ENDS.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER?

>> I THINK WE SKIPPED JEREMIAH'S REPORT.

>> SHOOT. >> DID WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE

[4.3 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE — City Attorney Teresa Prince will discuss select issues which impact municipal operations that passed during Florida's 2026/2027 Legislative Session.]

FROM YOU, MR. GLISSON, BEFORE WE MOVE ON?

>> WE'RE READY FOR A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

>> SORRY, JEREMIAH. >> MS. PRINCE, YOU HAVE THE

FLOOR. >> THANK YOU.

TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO MOVE THROUGH FOUR BILLS IS OUR HOPE.

WE'RE HOPING TO GET THROUGH THE HARRIS ATTORNEY EXEMPTION, BUILDING LIMITS, THE UTILITY FEE CHARGES.

THAT IS A HEFTY GOAL WITH MY TEN MINUTES, SO WE MAY NEED TO MOVE SOME TO THE NEXT, WE WILL. HOUSE BILL 655 CREATED SECTION 70.90 FOR THE CHALLENGES OR LAWSUITS THAT MAY FACE US.

AS YOU KNOW, FROM YOUR RECENT EXPERIENCE, YOU GET A NINETY-DAY PRESUIT NOTICE PERIOD THAT. USED TO REQUIRE US TO DO ALL OF OUR SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS IN PUBLIC.

THIS HOUSE BILL CREATES A CLOSED MEETING WITH DURING THAT NINETY-DAY PERIOD AND IT'S VERY, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO NOW BUCHLT IT DOES CLARIFY THE INSTEAD OF THE TRANSCRIPT BECOMING JUST AVAILABLE WHEN THE LITIGATION IS SETTLED, BECAUSE THIS IS A PRESUIT PROCESS AND LITIGATION MAY NEVER COME, THEY ALSO ADD THE EXEMPTION OR THE REQUIREMENT THAT IT BECOME PUBLIC AFTER THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IF NO CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED. THAT PROTECTS US IF THEY JUST DECIDE NOT TO FILE SUIT. AGAIN, IT IS THE SAME AS WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW. THE EXISTING ATTORNEY-CLIENT MEETINGS WHERE WE HAVE OPEN A SPECIAL SESSION.

WE ANNOUNCE WHO'S THERE. WE HAVE TO REPORT IT.

W HAVE TO RETAIN OUR TRANSCRIPTS AND THEN WE REOPEN THE PUBLIC MEETING AFTERWARDS. THERE IS A STATUTORY EXEMPTION AS WELL FOR THE TAPES AND THE MEETING NOTES AND EVERYTHING THROUGH THIS PERIOD TO ALSO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T WANT THE POTENTIAL PLAINTIFF GETTING AHOLD OF THE DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO FILING SUIT. WE WILL WORK WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE GOAL WILL BE TO JUST FOLLOW THE EXISTING PROCEDURES. I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE IT PUBLICLY, EVERYTHING. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT ONE IS THE 54-PAGE BILL THAT IS HOUSE BILL 83, BUILDING PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS. THIS BILL HAS THE IMPACT OF REVISING EXPLORATION AND BUILDING PERMITS AND HAS MANDATED THAT THE STATE CREATE A PERMANENT FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL APPLICATIONS. IT DOES PROVIDE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS. WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER IT EXPANDS THE USE OF PRIVATE PROVIDERS RATHER THAN USING THE BUILDING OFFICIAL IN OUR BUILDING OFFICE AND AMENDS HOW FEES ARE CHARGED FOR BUILDING PERMITS.

SO ONE OF THE ISSUES I WANTED TO GO OVER WITH YOU IS IT DOES REVISE THE EXPIRATION DATE OF A SINGLE FAMILY BUILDING PERMIT.

CURRENTLY OURS IS I BELIEVE 180 DAYS.

( NOW UPPED UNDER THE LAW IT'S THE NEXT EDITION OF THE CODE.

WE CAN OFFER EXTENSIONS LIKE WE DO NOW.

HE CAN APPLY FOR AN EXTENSION. WE'RE STILL ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

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WE'LL HAVE TO UPDATE THE CODE. THEN AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, THE BUILDING -- THE FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION BY JULY 1 OF NEXT YEAR HAS TO ADOPT THAT UNIFORM COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION AND ONCE IT'S CREATED, WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT FORM AND POST IT ON OUR WEBSITE AND UTILIZE IT.

THEN IT REQUIRES IN YOU DEADLINES FOR BUILDING OFFICIAL RESPONSES OR ITEMS ARE DEEMED APPROVED.

SO IF A COMPLETE REVIEW IS NOT PERFORMED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS IT IS DEEMED APPROVED BY LAW. THE NEXT THING THAT IT DOES REQUIRE FOR THE PRIVATE PROVIDERS IS THAT WE HAVE A LIST OF AUTHORIZED PROVIDERS IN THE CITY.

WE DO HAVE A LIST NOW, JUST SO YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ON OUR WEBSITE. WE ARE REQUIRED TO NOW HAVE THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM ON-LINE, PRIVATE PROVIDER MUST BE ALLOWED TO REGISTER WITHOUT A FEE. WE CANNOT -- THE PRIVATE PROVIDER CANNOT BE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN THIS JURISDICTION UNTIL THEY DO REGISTER AND IT PUTS THE ONUS TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF WHEN IT'S CHANGED. IT DOESN'T TELL US THE REMEDY AND I'M GUESSING HOW WE WOULD KNOW WHEN WE JUST TAKE THEM DOWN. THE STATUTE DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR A REMEDY. AGAIN WE HAVE A REGISTRATION SYSTEM WITH THE CITY RIGHT NOW AND THE CITY STAFF AND THE CITY MANAGER AND THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGERS ARE WORKING ON GETTING THAT ON-LINE. IF A PRIVATE PROVIDER IS USED, THE CITY CANNOT REVIEW THE PLANS OR DRAWINGS FOR COMPLIANCE EXCEPT -- THEY GIVE US EXCEPTIONS -- THE BUILDING OFFICIAL CAN REVIEW THE PLANS OR DRAWINGS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH OUR LOCAL ORDINANCES. COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLOOD PLAN MANAGEMENT, SITE REVIEW REQUIREMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SAFETY AND OTHERWISE FOR COMPLETENESS ONLY.

SO I LIKEN THAT TO OUR TRC, SO PROJECTS THAT HAVE TO GO THROUGH TRC OR AS WE'VE SEEN BUILDING OFFICIAL DOESN'T ISSUE A PERMIT UNTIL HE KNOWS THAT PLAN IS SIGNED OFF AND ALL PLANNING MATTERS HAVE BEEN MET. WE ARE STILL ALLOWED TO FOLLOW THAT PROCESS. IF THE SERVICES ARE PERFORMED BY A PERSONAL PROVIDER, THE CITY'S NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION OR SUPERVISING BUILDING CODE INSPECTIONS.

WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THE SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

IF THE PRIVATE PROVIDER DOESN'T DO WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO, THAT DOES NOT FALL TO THE CITY. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL IS ALLOWED TO PERFORM SOME INSPECTIONS IF HE HAS KNOWLEDGE THAT THE INSPECTIONS WERE NOT PERFORMED BY THE PRIVATE PROVIDER BUT OTHERWISE HE HAS TO NOTIFY THEM FIRST.

IF SOMEBODY CONTACTS HIM AND SAYS WE'RE NOT GETTING OUR INSPECTIONS, THEN OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL COULD GO OUT.

ALSO, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PROHIBIT VIRTUAL INSPECTIONS BY THESE PRIVATE PROVIDERS. UNLESS SOMETHING IN THE BUILDING CODE PROHIBITS. THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE, NOW, OUR PERMIT FEE MUST BE BASED ON THE COST INCURRED BY THE CITY, NO LONGER A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST. OF THE WORK BEING PERFORMED.

NOW, IT HAS TO BE BASED ON OUR LABOR WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE PERSONNEL, THE CLERICAL AND THE SUPERVISORY.

SO I SPOKE WITH DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND THEY ARE DOING AN INTERNAL RATE STUDY SO THAT WE ADJUST OUR RATES BASED ON THOSE GUIDELINES. IF A PRIVATE PROVIDER IS USED FOR RESIDENTIAL, THE CITY CANNOT CHARGE A FEE FOR BUILDING PLAN REVIEW OR BUILDING INSPECTIONS. WE HAVE A FEE FOR THE PLANNING REVIEW SIGN THAT'S NOT IMPACTED BY THIS.

WE WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO CHARGE THE FEE FOR THE BUILDING PLANS FOR RESIDENTIAL. IF IT'S COMMERCIAL, YOU'LL SEE THERE THERE'S THE 25% REDUCTION IN FEE AND THEN 50% REDUCTION IF TEY DO ALL PRIVATE PROVIDER DOES EVERYTHING FOR THE COMMERCIAL PROJECT. THERE'S AN EXEMPTION THAT I WANTED TO -- A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AND THIS IS ONLY FOR AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND WORK THAT'S 7500 DOLLARS OR LESS. THE EXEMPTION'S NOT AVAILABLE FOR HOMES THAT ARE LOCATED IN A FLOOD HAZARD AREA OR IF THE PERMIT REQUIRES ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, STRUCTURAL OR GAS.

YOU'RE STILL LOOKING AT A GOOD EXAMPLE MIGHT BE A GENERATOR WOULD STILL REQUIRE THAT PERMIT EVEN IF IT WAS LESS THAN 7500.

WHAT I ENVISION IS THE PREFAB LITTLE SHED FROM HOME DEPOT MIGHT QUALIFY FOR THIS. THE STATE LAW DOES SAY THAT THE

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PROJECTS MAY NOT BE DIVIDED TO QUALIFY FOR THE 7500.

ALSO WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT IS THE OWNER OR THE CONTRACTOR STILL HAS TO APPLY FOR THE EXEMPTION.

IT IS NOT AUTOMATIC. THEY HAVE TO APPLY TO THE CITY IN WRITING SO WE WILL CREATE AN APPLICATION.

THEY MUST INCLUDE THE CONTRACT OR THE OTHER DOCUMENTATION AND THEY HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY HAS NO DUTY FOR THAT WORK.

THERE IS ANOTHER EXEMPTION FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL HURRICANE AND FLOOD PROTECTION WALLS. AND AGAIN, THERE'S CERTAIN CRITERIA AND THEN THE OWNER MUST SUBMIT FOR THE APPLICATION FOR ALL THE SAME THE 7500 DOLLAR EXEMPTION.

SO WHILE IT IS EXEMPT, IT'S NOT EXEMPT FROM ASKING AND QUALIFYING FOR IT. THE NEXT SLIDE.

THERE'S ANOTHER EXPEDITED REVIEW.

WE TALKED EARLIER THERE'S A LOT OF EXPEDITED REVIEWS THAT ARE IN THIS BILL. ONE PARTICULARLY IS IN THE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WORK THAT'S LESS THAN 15,000.

AND WE MUST APPROVE, DENY OR APPROVE WITH CONDITION WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF IT BEING DEEMED COMPLETE AND SUFFICIENT.

SO THROUGHOUT THIS NEW 803 STATE LAW, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL DOES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF IT'S COMPLETE AND SUFFICIENT OR REJECT IT IF NOT. AND AGAIN, WE MET WITH DEPUTIES AND THEY ARE WORKING TOWARDS COMING UP WITH A PLAN ON HOW TO ADDRESS THIS. OVERALL, IT JUST RESTRICTS THE TIME TO RESPOND TO THE APPLICATIONS.

AS I STATED EARLIER, WE'LL HAVE TO USE THE STATE-CREATED APPLICATION FORM WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IT REDUCES AND ELIMINATES CERTAIN BUILDING FEES. I KNOW THAT STEET MANAGER, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ARE DISCUSSING WITHIN THEIR BUDGETS THIS IMPACT BUT IT DOES PROTECT US FROM LIABILITY WHEN PRIVATE PROVIDERS ARE UTILIZED.

THAT IS HOUSE BILL 803 IN A NUTSHELL.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THIS IS OUR LIVE LOCAL ACT. IT HASN'T BEEN SIGNED YET.

IF IT'S NOT SIGNED, IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT JULY 1, 2026.

THE BIGGEST CHANGES ARE IT DOES ALLOW FOR MULTI-FAMILY OR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT ON A CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNED PROPERTY. THAT DEVELOPMENT DOES HAVE TO BE ENTIRELY WITHIN OUR JURISDICTIONS, MEANING IT CAN'T STRADDLE BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY OBVIOUSLY AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OR SCHOOL BOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE A PARTY TO THE APPLICATION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

THE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WOULD QUALIFY THIS BUT IT HAS TO BE PROPERTY THAT IT EXCEEDS 3 ACRES, HAS TO BE UNDER THE SAME OWNERSHIP FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS. THE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION MUST BE THE CO-APPLICANT. AND THEN AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT OCCURS THE HOUSE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP MUST CONTINUE TO OPERATE. AND THERE IS A DEFINITION OF A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION AND THAT'S MEET WHAT WE WOULD TRADITIONALLY THINK OF AS A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION TO PREVENT JUST CREATING ON-LINE SOME VERY QUICK MINISTRY.

NEXT SLIDE. WE HAVE ONE APPLICATION COMES THROUGH THAT IS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS AT THIS TIME, BUT WE CANNOT RESTRICT OUR BUILDING HEIGHT AND OFTEN YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR THE HIGHER YOU GO, YOU HAVE TO GIVE MORE SIDE YARD SETBACK.

SO THIS IS ADDRESSING THAT IF THEY QUALIFY FOR THAT HEIGHT, THAT THE LIVE LOCAL GRANTS THEM, WE CAN'T RESTRICT THAT HEIGHT BY REQUIRING THEM TO HAVE MORE SETBACKS THAT THEY CAN'T MEET.

WHEN WE ARE REQUIRED TO ALLOW THEM TO ASSEMBLE THE PARCELS, IF THERE'S NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN FEET OF LAND BETWEEN THEM FOR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, SO IF THEY'RE UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP AND THEY DO STILL HAVE SOME SEPARATION, WE HAVE TO ALLOW THEM TO COMBINE THOSE PARCELS IF IT MEETS THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS.

AND THEN BEFORE WE MOVE ON, IT ALSO THE LEGISLATION CLARIFIES THAT FARMS ARE NOT CONSIDERED COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL, LIVE LOCAL ACT IMPACTS COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND PLAIN UNIT DEVELOPMENTS. BUT THIS LEGISLATION SAYS THAT FARMS ARE NOT COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL.

WE ALSO THOUGHT A MULTI-FAMILY PROJECT DEFINITION THAT EXCLUDES INDIVIDUAL DETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, THAT WAS A CONCERN AT ONE POINT. THE DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES, IF WE WERE TO -- THE CITY WERE -- I'M GOING OFF SLIDE HERE -- IF THE CITY WERE TO COMMENCE ANY DISCRIMINATORY

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PRACTICES BASED ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH THE CITY HAS NO INTENT ON DOING, THE STATE IS WAIVING THE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY AND ALLOWING US TO BE SUED. THIS BILL ALSO REQUIRES THAT A STUDY BE SENT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST OF NEXT YEAR, 2027, REGARDING TINY HOMES AND ALSO REGARDING THE WHETHER OR NOT CERTAIN FINANCING REQUIRING CERTAIN FINANCING WOULD HELP WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE BILL ALSO IS A SLIDE THAT SHOWS NOW MADE IT CLEAR WHAT IS EXCLUDED SO THE LAND THAT HAS BEEN DEDICATED FOR CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, THOSE CANNOT BE USED IN AREAS OF CRITICAL CONCERN AND OPEN SPACE IN PARKS. THAT'S A CLARIFICATION.

WHAT WE INTEND TO DO OVER THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS -- THERE'S A LOT OF THEM -- IS CONTINUE TO BRING YOU UPDATES AND THE VERY -- WHAT WE HAVE LEFT TO BRING YOU UPDATES ON IS WE CAN DO THE UTILITY SERVICES NEXT TIME BECAUSE IT'S JANUARY 1, 2027, IN AND JULY OF 2027 OR ITS EFFECTIVE DATES.

THERE IS A LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION THAT IMPACTS OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT THAT'S JANUARY 1, 2027.

TWO OF THOSE BILLS. AND THE OFFICIAL ACTIONS OF ROLL GOVERNMENTS NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2027 AND THE ADD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX. SUBJECT TO BETTER APPROVAL.

WE WILL BE BRINGING THOSE IN JULY NOT LIKELY THE JULY 7TH, BUT PROBABLY THE JULY 21ST MEETING.

AND WE CAN EVEN GO INTO AUGUST. I DON'T BORE YOU SO DEATH.

BUT I DID WANT TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ESPECIALLY ON THE PEMANENT ONE. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPACTS TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND THE BUILDING CAN WANT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT

WITH AN I DID COVER TONIGHT? >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. PRINCE

AT THE MOMENT? >> I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST UPDATES THAT I SEE THIS COMMISSION GET IN A REALLY REALLY LONG TIME. SO THANK YOU.

YOU MADE IT VERY CLEAR CUT AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> I'LL ECHO THOSE THANKS AS WELL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

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

SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ALONG INTO ITEM 5, OUR PUBLIC -- IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. I HAVE THREE REQUESTS TO SPEAK.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE MR. JOHN CASSKO.

>> GOOD EVENING. I'M AT 116 SOUTH 4TH STREET.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT SIMMONS PROPERTY BORDERED BY THIRD, FOURTH AND BEACH STREET. IT IS TOTALLY UNKEMPT.

MY FIRST COMPLAINTS ABOUT STANDING ORDER ON THAT PROPERTY CAME IN JULY OF '24. NOTHING'S BEEN DONE.

CODE ENFORCEMENT TOLD ME THEY WERE INFORMED BY THE CITY KORN THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO THAT PROPERTY BECAUSE OF THE COURT ORDER. WHEN I INQUIRED, SHE INFORMED ME THAT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING ON THEIR PART.

IT WAS PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPERS.

MR. SIMMONS AND MR. FLICK, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS, IN WHATEVER ATTORNEYS ARE REPRESENTING THE CITY.

MY HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE IS BEING BARGAINED BY LAWYERS THAT AREN'T EMPLOYED MY CITY HAVE MY INTERESTS NOWHERE IN HEART.

I CAN'T WATER MY GARDEN ON MY EMPTY LOT WITHOUT SMOKING A CIGAR, WHICH IS NO HARDSHIP FOR ME.

BUT I STILL HAVE TO SMOKE A CIGAR TO KEEP THE MOSQUITOES OFF. I CAN'T WALK MY DOGS AROUND THERE WITHOUT GETTING TICKS A MOSQUITO BITES.

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THERE IS A DAY CARE WHERE FIVE-FOOT-HIGH PIECES OF BRUSH ARE THERE. THAT LAND HASN'T BEEN CUT IN OVER A YEAR, MAYBE TWO. MY COMPLAINTS WERE IN '24.

MISS PRINCE INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE DEVELOPER BECAUSE IT WOULD MAKE IT HAPPEN FASTER.

TWO YEARS? COME ON, FOLKS.

23 MONTHS, NOTHING'S HAPPENED TO THAT PROPERTY.

PEOPLE LIVE THERE. I'M NOT THE ONLY NEIGHBOR THERE.

MY WIFE AND I ARE THE YOUNGEST PEOPLE ON THAT BLOCK BETWEEN 4TH BETWEEN ASH AND BEACH. THERE IS PARKING THERE THAT IS SO BAD AT TIMES, YOU CAN'T TURN INTO YOUR DRIVEWAY.

WHEN WE CALL THE CITY POLICE, THEY SAY OH, WELL, THEY'RE ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. EVEN THOUGH NO PARKING ON THAT SIDE. DO THEY TICKET THEM OR TOW THEM? NO. THEY CALL THEM AND ASK THEM WHY THEY PARKED THERE, COULD THEY MOVE.

MEANWHILE, I CAN'T GET IN MY DRIVEWAY.

MEANWHILE, WHEN I BACK OUT, I ALMOST HIT A CAR.

Y'ALL ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT THAT PROPERTY.

THIS IDEA THAT THESE EPHEMERAL LAWYERS SOMEWHERE OFF IN THE WORLD ARE NEGOTIATING WITH THE UPKEEP AND THE FOLLOWING OF THE CODES OF THE CITY IS BEYOND ME. IT NEEDS TO END AND YOU ALL NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME ONE OF Y'ALL WALKED BY THERE? I DARE YOU TO WALK BY THERE.

SEE HOW MANY MOSQUITOES BITES YOU GET.

I DO. I GET THEM EVERY NIGHT.

AND I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT IF THERE'S TEN PEOPLE IN A GROUP AND THERE'S MOSQUITOES AROUND, I'M THE ONE THAT'S NOT GETTING BIT. Y'ALL NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

AND IT'S PAST THIS NEGOTIATION AND A BARGAINING CHIP AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A NINETY-DAY NOTICE GIVEN TO ONE OF THE LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS THAT RUINS MY HOME EVERY WEEKEND BECAUSE OF THE NOISE AND NOW I KNOW NINETY DAYS. WHAT'S THAT? SEPTEMBER. NOW I'VE LOST ANOTHER SUMMER.

BECAUSE NOBODY'S DONE ANYTHING AFTER TWO YEARS OF OUR COMPLAINTS UNTIL JUST YESTERDAY. OR JUST LAST WEEK.

WHAT'S GOING ON? PEOPLE THAT LIVE DOWNTOWN CAN'T LIVE DOWNTOWN. YOU CAN'T WALK PAST THE PATIO BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A WAITING ROOM AND WON'T LET THEIR CUSTOMERS WAIT INSIDE AND THEY SERVE DRINKS TO PEOPLE THAT ARE WAITING OUT ON THE SUN. IF YOU TRY AND WALK BY, THEY LOOK LIKE YOU'RE INTERFERING WITH THEM.

WHAT'S GOING ON? THEN I'M TOLD UNFORTUNATELY IT'S LIKE LITTERING. YOU GOT TO BE THERE TO CATCH THEM. MR. GLISSON TOLD ME THAT.

I SAYS, THE FUNNY THING ABOUT THAT IS YOU GOT TO BE THERE LOOKING. I CAN'T TELL YOU THE LAST TIME I SAW A PATROL CAR ON ARBOUR BEACH.

ASH OR BEACH. I WALK MY DOGS EVERY MORNING AND EVERY MORNING. EVENING.

CAN'T TELL YOU THE LAST TIME. IF I SEE THEM THERE, I CALL OR I TEXT. SOMETIMES I GET A RESPONSE.

SOMETIMES I DON'T. BECAUSE YOU KNOW, HEY, BY THE TIME WE GET THERE, THEY WILL PROBABLY BE SITTING DOWN AND THERE'S NO BIG DEAL. I'M SURE THE OTHER RESTAURANTS WOULD LIKE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ALCOHOL TO BE WALK AROUND THE STREETS WITH OR LIKE TO HAVE A PRIVATE WAITING ROOM PROVIDED BY Y'ALL AT MY EXPENSE. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.

THAT'S JUST MY LITTLE SECTION. AT THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE SEM MY EMPTY PROPANE TANKS THEY'RE STORING ON THE LOT BEHIND THE PATIO. THOSE ARE BOMBS WAITING TO GO OFF. THERE'S EIGHT OR TEN OF THEM IN PLAIN VIEW. NOT STORED ANYWHERE.

JUST SITTING THERE. WHAT DO WE DO? I MAKE COMPLAINTS. I WRITE E-MAILS.

ASK FOR PRODUCTION OF MY E-MAILS AND SEE HOW FAR THEY GO BACK TALKING ABOUT THE WATER STANDING ON THE SIMMONS PROPERTY.

WE'RE JUST GIVING THEM A FREE PASS.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK Y'ALL.

>> NEXT UP. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, FOR YOUR TIME.

IM 189 BEACH STREET. CITY RESIDENT.

1809 BEACH STREET. LET ME JUST GET YOU TO IMAGINE THIS. YOU WALK OUT IN THE BACKYARD.

YOU LOOK OUT YOUR BACKYARD AND ABOVE YOUR FENCE THERE'S A TOWERING 25-FOOT 624-FOOT DWELLING.

SITTING THERE STARING AT YOU. JUST TOTALLY INVADING YOUR PRIVACY, DESTROYING YOUR PROPERTY VALUE.

NOW, IMAGINE IF POTENTIALLY THE OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY WANTS TO PUT A 35-FOOT STRUCTURE ON THAT LOT.

THE LOT IS NONFORMING, NOT BILLABLE AND HAS BEEN RULED BY

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THE CITY THAT WAY FOR 20 YEARS. AND OUT OF THE BLUE, PERMITS ARE BEING ISSUED FOR IT. LET ME BE A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS. WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE CITY SINCE 2022. THE PERSONAL BUSINESS OF THE DEPUTY CITY FOR PERSONAL E-MAILS DEMANDING A WORK ORDER, LETTERS FROM ATTORNEYS THAT WE'VE HIRED AT OUR PERSONAL EXPENSE AND WHY THE CITY WOULD NOT ABIDE BY ITS OWN ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS. WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS JUST EQUAL PROTECTION OVER THE LAW. IT'S A FOUNDATIONAL PART OF LAW THAT EVERYBODY IS TREATED EQUALLY.

THE CITY DEMANDED THAT ALL PERMITS BE RESCINDED AND THE APPLY FOR A VARIANCE. THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR OF 1826 AMELIA AVENUE. 1826 AMELIA AVENUE, IN HE BE IF 2003, WAS CREATED BY A QUICK CLAIM TEED.

NO VARIANCE VOTE WHATSOEVER. IT'S ONLY 8,372 SQUARE FEET WHICH DOESN'T CONFORM TO MINIMUM LOT SIZE, LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND THE CURRENT LDC. MY WIFE SHE'S HERE.

BOUGHT THE PROPERTY SEPTEMBER 2011.

DID HER DUE DILIGENCE, WAS TOLD THIS LOT WOULD NEVER BE BUILT UPON AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A 25-FOOT STRUCTURE WITH A 35-FOOT STRUCTURE. I PROVIDED YOU A PAMPHLET AND DOCUMENTATION. THE CITY ATTORNEY AT THE TIME.

BOTH RULED THAT THIS VIOLATED R1 DENSITY AND DIDN'T MEET MINIMAL LOT SIZE, 2016, NOVEMBER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MARSHAL MCCREARY ALSO RULED THAT 1826 AMELIA AVENUE WAS NOT CONFORMING. THEY PROVIDED REVENUES FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE CITY TO MAKE THIS A BUILDABLE LAW.

IT IS NOT A LOT OF RECORD. AND IT'S GOING TO CAUSE IRREPARABLE HARM TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> OUR LAST REQUEST TO SPEAK.

PAST WEEKEND AND LAST SATURDAY, WE HAD THE ETHICAL CHAOS WITH THIRTEEN LINEUP OF UP AND COMING BANDS. TWO WEEKS BEFORE THAT, OR A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, WHAT A SPECTACLE THAT WAS.

WITH SO IT WAS A REAL GOOD EVENT AND WE'RE STILL -- GIVING OUT SKATEBOARDS TO KIDS. SO WE CAN HAVE THEM GO OUTSIDE AND EXPERIENCE THE ACTIVITY. THIS WEEKEND, THE SECOND STREET IS THE FILM FESTIVAL. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 27 ENTRIES, 18 OF THOSE ENTRIES WILL BE SHOWCASED.

WE HAVE THIRTY VENDORS FOR BANDS AND FIVE FOOD TRUCKS THAT WILL BE OUT THERE. WE ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL APPEARANCE FROM THE WU TANG CLAN.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW THE BAND.

THE WU TANG. IF YOU'VE HEARD OF THEM, THEY'RE IN MY ERA. COCOA WALDO, LOCAL SKATEBOARDER FROM FERNANDINA BEACH, LAST WEEK TOOK FIRST PLACE IN STREET AND FIRST PLACE IN BOW IN CASTLE BURY, FLORIDA, IN A COMPETITION REPRESENTING FERNANDINA BEACH. SHE TOOK THE WEEK BEFORE FIRST PLACE AND SECOND PLACE AND VIRGINIA BEACH AND THE SKATE COMPETITION. THIS IS A FUTURE OLYMPIAN.

FROM A LITTLE SKATE PARK. OUT OF MAIN BEACH.

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WE HAVE TO GET READY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WHEN ONE OF OUR OLYMPIANS GETS ON THE PODIUM AND BOWS HER NECK FOR A MEDAL. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? I KNOW YOU CAN PREPARE FOR YOURSELF BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF WE GET AN OLYMPIAN GOLD MEDALLIST, SILVER MEDALLIST? OR BRONZE MEDALLIST FROM FERNANDINA BEACH.

WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. I PROPOSE THE BEST THING TO BUILD A REALLY REALLY SKATE PARK WHERE WE CAN COME OUT HERE.

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

[7.1 AWARD OF RFP 26-05 - INDEPENDENT AUDITING SERVICES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION - RESOLUTION 2026-78 AWARDING RFP 26-05 FOR INDEPENDENT AUDITING SERVICES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION TO PURVIS, GRAY AND COMPANY, LLP; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Awards RFP 26-05 to Purvis, Gray and Company, LLP for Fiscal Years ending September 30, 2026, 2027 and 2028 with two additional annual renewals.]

OUR SOLE RESOLUTION FOR THE EVENING.

AN RTF FOR INDEPENDENT AUDITING SERVICES AND FINANCIAL

STATEMENT. >> THIS IS AWARD OF REP 26-05, INDEPENDENT AUDITING SERVICE AND IS FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION. THIS IS AWARDING IT TO PURVIS, GRAY AND COMPANY. THEY EVALUATED THE COMMITTEE AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PURVIS, GRAY AND COMPANY. OUR CONTRACT WITH JENKINS EXPIRED AT THE END OF AUDIT YEAR 2025.

THIS IS IN PREPARATION FOR OUR NEXT FISCAL YEAR AUDIT.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. GLISSON?

DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> MOTION AND SECOND AND ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION?

>> JUST THANK YOU TO -- >> THANK YOU.

>> THAT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING. I ENJOYED IT.

>> THANK YOU TOO. TO FIGURE IT OUT.

THANKS. >> PLEASE START THE VOTE.

[8.1 (Legislative) HISTORIC DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES - 2026 AMENDMENTS — ORDINANCE 2026-09 AMENDING THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: The adoption of updated Historic Downtown Design Guidelines, which will be referred to as the 2026 Historic Downtown Design Guidelines.]

THAT MEETINGS PASSES 5-0 WHICH BRINGS US INTO OUR SOLE ORDINANCE FIRST READING FOR THE EVENING, LEGISLATIVE ITEM FOR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES.

MS. PRINCE? >> MIA SADLER FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WILL BE GIVING YOU A PRESENTATION ON THIS.

THESE HISTORIC DISTRICT GUIDELINES, WE HAD A GRANT.

THE CITY RECEIVED A GRANT IN ORDER TO PROCESS THESE GUIDELINES. IT HAS BEEN THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING. AND SO I KNOW MS. SADLER WAS VERY HAPPY. AND UPDATES AND HISTORIC DISTRICT DOWNTOWN GUIDELINES TO ADHERE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT CHANGES DO NOT MODIFY THE GOALS OR ADHERENCE TO BEST PRACTICES FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OUTLINED IN THE 2013 VERSION OF THE GUIDELINES. I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE SO THAT MISS SADLER CAN GIVE HER PRESENTATION. ORDINANCE 2026-09, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DOWNTOWN -- GIEN DESIGN GUIDELINES AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS. WITH THAT, MS. SADLER.

>> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, MAYOR.

HONOR TO PRESENT THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT GUIDELINES TONIGHT.

THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE CUMULATIVE EFFORT FROM CITY STAFF, LAURALIE JACOBS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING FUNDING AND MY SPRFG AND MARGARET PEARSON, HUGE ADVOCATES FOR THIS PROJECT AND WE HAVE SOME OF OUR MEMBERS OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COUNCIL HERE TONIGHT. I WAS HONORED TO BRING THESE FORWARD TONIGHT. SO JUST TO GET INTO A SUMMARY OF THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING DOWNTOWN SIGN GUIDELINES, YOU GUYS ALL KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT.

FRNANDINA BEACH HAS THE HONOR OF STEWARDING MANY REMARKABLE HISTORIC RESOURCES INCLUDING TWO NATIONALLY HISTORIC DISTRICTS.

WE HAVE OUR OLD TOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT AND OUR DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT. THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE HERE IS THE VICTORIAN ERA SO LATE 1800S TO EARLY 1900S.

AND WE DO -- WE WORK REALLY HARD TO PRESERVE THAT DOWNTOWN FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. PART OF THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES IN STEWARDING HISTORIC DISTRICT IS MAKING SURE WE HAVE ADEQUATE

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GUIDELINES TO GUIDE CURRENT MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES AND TO INVITE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND DIVIDE HOW THAT MIGHT HAPPEN SO I SUMMED UP THAT TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE AREAS, DESIGN LINES ARE IMPORTANT TO ADVISE PROPERTY OWNERS HOW TO UPKEEP THEIR PROPERTY AND HOW ONE MIGHT ADD A NEW STRUCTURE.

>> SIPS THE CREATION OF THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT IN 1973, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY UPDATES TO THE GUIDELINE TO ADDRESS THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES, AND INNOVATIONS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION. THESE ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES.

THEY EXPLAIN IS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS. THEY IDENTIFY WHICH PROPERTIES ARE IN THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICTS, SO DO THESE GUIDELINES APPLY TO YOU OR NOT? THEY SHARE THE HISTORY OF OUR DOWNTOWN. THEY ADVISE ON HOW TO CARE FOR EXISTING STRUCTURES SO CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES AND NONCONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES, ALSO EXPLAINING WHAT THOSE ARE IN OUR GUIDELINES. THEY PRESCRIBE GUIDANCE FROM NEW CONSTRUCTION. THIS HE EXPLAIN THE PROCESS FOR DESIGN AND PROJECT REVIEW, SO DOES THAT NEED TECHNICAL REVIEW, HISTORIC DISTRICT APPROVAL? THAT'S ALL LAID OUT VERY NICELY THIS THE GUIDELINE. AND IT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR HELPFUL CITY RESOURCES. THAT'S MY CONTACT INFORMATION, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S CONTACT INFORMATION, AND ALSO A SLEW OF ON-LINE RESOURCES THAT CAN GUIDE DEVELOPMENT AND CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS. THIS IS A MAP OF OUR HISTORIC DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. YOU CAN SEE OLD TOWN UP TO THE NORTH AND THEN OUR DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT IS THIS BIG BROWN HASH AREA AND THEN OUR COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA IS THE RED. THERE'S A COUPLE OF PROPERTIES THAT LIE WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DOWNTOWN AND THE CRA, SO THERE'S REALLY FUN EXERCISES THERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO INCORPORATE BOTH THOSE DESIGN GUIDELINES INTO NEW AND CURRENT PROPERTIES DOWNTOWN. JUST TO KIND OF OUTLINE THE PROCESS OF HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY, AS YOU HEARD, THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2024. WE SECURED A SMALL MATCHING GRANT FROM THE DIVISION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES AND WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO MATCH THAT GRANT SINCE WE ARE A CERTIFIED COG. WE'RE A GOOD STEWARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ACCORDING TO THE DIVISION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES.

THROUGH THAT THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH WORKED WITH A CONSULTANT TO CREATE A DRAFT OF THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.

UNFORTUNATELY, IN 2024, THE HDC WAS NOT ABLE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE DOCUMENT AND THE PROJECT STALLED DUE TO STAFF TIME AND THEN IN 2025, THERE WAS A REVITALIZED EFFORT, THERE WAS RENEWED EFFORT IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE HDC TO GET THESE GUIDELINES ADOPTED. WE DID HAVE A GRANT FUNDED SO IT WAS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE A GOOD STEWARD OF THAT GRANT FUNDING AND PICK THE PROJECT BACK UP.

STAFF ALSO BELIEVES THAT THE DRAFT WAS PROMISING DOCUMENT THAT WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK IT COULD BE AN AMAZING IMPROVEMENT TO OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT PROCESS.

SO WE REENGAGED WITH MARQUIS AND HALLBECK, PLANNING STAFF, INCLUDING MYSELF, HAD MANY MEETINGS WITH HDC TO DIG DOWN AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WERE THE CRITICAL ISSUES THAT PREVENTED THIS FROM BEING ADOPTED LAST YEAR AND HOW CAN WE MAKE IT BETTER MOVING FORWARD. SO MULTIPLE MEETINGS GOING THROUGH THE UPDATES AND MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH THE CONSULTANT MAKING SURE WE WERE HITTING THE MARKS OF THE BOARD.

THEN FOLLOWING THIS IS THE GUIDELINE ARE ADOPTED IN JULY AND AUGUST, WE'LL PLAN AN UPDATE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ANNOUNCE AT THE HDC MEETING AND WE'LL HOLD A COUPLE OF WORKSHOPS GOING THROUGH THE DESIGN GUIDELINES POINTING OUT WHAT HAS CHANGED AND HOW TO USE THE NEW LAYOUT. THIS IS THE COVER OF THE GUIDELINES. THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT IS IN YOUR PACKET. SO A BIT -- AN OVERALL SUMMARY OF WHAT HAS CHANGED. NOT A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE MEAT OF THE DOCUMENTS. WE DO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN.

WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB SO FAR. BUT WE JUST WANTED TO IMPROVE THE LAYOUT SO TRANSITIONING FROM JUST A PORTRAIT LETTER SIZED DOCUMENT TO LANDSCAPE SO YOU CAN GET MORE DRAWINGS AND PICTURES IN THERE AND JUST MAKES IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.

WE IMPROVED AND UPDATED PHOTOS TO REFLECT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE DOWNTOWN AND HIGHLIGHT SOME NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. WE ALSO IMPROVED PHOTO QUALITY.

WE SHORED UP SOME LANGUAGE IN SOME CASES RECOMMENDED AND NOT RECOMMENDED WAS USED. WE CHANGED SOME TO SHALL AND SHALL NOT. JUST TO PROTECT SOME OF OUR REALLY IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT THAT WE WANTED TO USE STRONGER LANGUAGE THERE AND THEN WE WORDSMITHED SOME

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UNCLEAR SENTENCES TO MAKE THOSE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR TO APPLICANTS AND THE BOARD. WE FOCUSED ON THE END-USER.

THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE ARCHITECT, MYSELF, MY DEPARTMENT, THE BOARD, HOW THESE ARE USED BECAME THE PRIORITY OF THE DOCUMENT. WE LOTS OF IMAGES AND SIDE BY SIDE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS. I HAVE THE DOCUMENT.

THEN I WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE WHO'S HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT CONTACTS FOR THIS PROJECT AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MS. SADLER AND THANK YOU TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO SAY A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THESE GUIDELINES AND THERE WERE MANY STARTS AND STOPS.

I COMMEND THE BOARD AND STAFF FOR BRINGING THIS DOCUMENT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT. IT SHOULD MAKE EVERYBODY'S LIVES EASIER AS THESE GUIDELINES ARE MUCH CLEARER AND REALLY USER FRIENDLY. GOOD JOB, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU. I DO HAVE ONE LITTLE TINY

COMMENT ON PAGE 25. >> OKAY.

>> THAT REFERS TO ADA TACTILE MAP.

DO YOU HAVE TO USE TACTILE MATS? ARE THERE NOT OTHER OBJECTS FOR ADA COMPLIANCE OF THESE CROSSWALKS AND STUFF?

>> I'LL PASS MY NOTES DOWN TO YOU.

>> I DID RECEIVE SOME NOTES FROM THE COMMISSION -- WHAT PAGE DID

YOU SAY? >> 25.

>> DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION? MY RECOMMENDATION IS WE TAKE OUT THE WORD "TACTILE MATS" AND SAY THAT WE WILL MAKE THESE CROSSINGS ADA COMPLIANT. AND JUST GIVE YOU AND EVERYONE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN WHAT YOU COULD DO.

>> YEAH. >> THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY

RECOMMENDATION. >> THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION.

WE'VE RUN INTO THAT ADA CONVERSATION MANY TIMES AT THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COUNCIL AND ADA REQUIREMENTS THEMSELVES ARE A LARGER DOCUMENT THAN THIS. I THINK IT'S BEST TO REFER TO

THAT SOURCE. >> THAT WOULD MAKE IT CLEANER.

THE OTHER COMMENT I HAD IS I'M LOOKING AT THE AGENDA FOR THIS COMING WEEK AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO SEPARATE SET OF GUIDELINES

FOR OLD TOWN? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> SO WITH THE OLD TOWN GUIDELINES, THERE WAS A 2013 DOCUMENT THAT WE WORKED FROM NOW.

THAT'S BEEN OFFICIALLY ADOPTED. THEN THE 2021, THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA CAME AND THEY DID A WHOLE STUDY ON OLD TOWN AND THEY HAD ANOTHER DRAFT OF THE OLD TOWN GUIDELINES THAT WAS VERY IMAGE FOCUSED AND GRAPHICS FOCUSED.

BUT IT LACKED A LOT OF THE HISTORIC INFORMATION SO RIGHT NOW, OUR DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON KIND OF FUSING THOSE DOCUMENTS TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FROM THE 2013 DOCUMENT BUT ALSO MAKING IT MORE USER FRIENDLY FOR OLD TOWN. SO I HAVE -- IT'S ABOUT A 75% DONE DRAFTS IN THE AGENDA BUT WE'VE DONE SOME ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH IN OLD TOWN AND THOSE WILL HOPEFULLY BE COMING TO YOU

GUYS LATER THIS YEAR. >> GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AGAIN, GOOD JOB, EVERYBODY.

I KNOW THAT HAVING SAT ON PLAN CHANGES, THIS IS REALLY TEDIOUS WORK. AND SO IT'S GOOD.

THANK YOU. >> WE WILL ANOTHER MEETING ON

THURSDAY WHICH WILL BE FUN. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK PLANNING AND HDC.

WHEN I OPENED THIS DOCUMENT TO READ IT, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S STUNNING. AND IN TERMS IT OF END-USER FRIENDLY -- USER FRIENDLY. IT'S JUST SO BEAUTIFULLY LAID OUT AND EASY TO READ. AND THE BEGINNING WITH HOW TO READ IT AND THE FLOW CHART AND IT'S EXCELLENT.

THE COLOR CODING WITH THE COMMERCIAL VERSUS RESIDENTIAL.

IT'S FANTASTIC. MAYBE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OR ALL THE CALL-OUTS FOR RESILIENCY.

THAT'S EXCELLENT. I LOVE THAT.

I JUST PASSED OUT -- I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THIS BEAUTIFUL GUIDELINE BUT I HAVE SIX MINOR AMENDMENTS.

MOSTLY IT'S SMALL STUFF IN THE VERY ON PAGE VI, GETTING STARTED, THE NOTES WHEN WE REMIND THE READ ER TO CHECK BUILDING -- FOR BUILDING CODE IN ADA COMPLIANCE THAT THEY ALSO CHECK FOR UPDATES IN OUR CITY CODE.

BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL VERY WISELY HAVE A LOT OF QUOTES OF OUR CODE BUT OUR CODE COULD CHANGE AND THIS DOCUMENT WON'T NECESSARILY CHANGE. THEN YES.

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>> YES. >> PAGE 14 -- MY ROMAN NUMERAL PRACTISE HERE -- ROMAN NUMERAL 14.

WE CHANGED THE CODE ON THE USE OF NATIVE PLANTS AND FLORIDA FRIENDLY PRACTICES. SO THAT SHOULD CHANGE IN THERE.

PAGE 4 IS DUPLICATED TWICE. WHATEVER.

AND THEN THE ADA COMPLIANT MATS. THE ADA HAS BEEN UPDATED.

THEY DO HAVE TO BE THOSE TRUNCATED DOMES.

THEY CAN'T NECESSARILY BE THE HASHED MARKS IN THE SIDEWALKS THE WAY A LOT OF OUR STREETS ARE.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE PLASTIC. THEY HAVE TO BE A MAJOR COLOR CONTRAST AND HAVE THE PROPER SIZED DOMES.

BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTS. IF WE CAN MAYBE MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT NOT PLASTIC PREFERRED -- THAT IS ONE THING I REALLY LOVE WHERE THE GUIDELINES CONSTANTLY CALL OUT VINYL AND PLASTIC AND WHATNOT. THEN THE LAST THING IS ALL THE WAY AT THE END OF APPENDIX G, PAGE 74.

IT REFERS TO THE CRA BOARD, WHICH, OF COURSE, WE -- JENNY'S PRESENTATION, YOU KNOW, IS NOW THE COMBINED TO THE WATER FRONT ADVISORY. THOSE ARE ALL SUPER SMALL CHANGES THAT I SAW BUT OTHERWISE, IT'S JUST A FABULOUS DOCUMENT AND YOU GUYS DESERVE SOME MAJOR CREDIT.

I SUPER APPRECIATE HDC. IF YOU'VE NEVER WATCHED HDC BOARD, YOU SHOULD. BECAUSE THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS INCREDIBLE THAT THE BOARD BRINGS AND THEY ARE LITERALLY PROTECTING US ALL FROM OURSELVES.

BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THE GUIDELINES FROM THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR ON HOW TO MAINTAIN HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND WE DON'T REALLY KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ITALIAN AND NEO CLASSICAL AND QUEEN ANNE AND VICTORIAN AND IF THESE GUIDELINES WEREN'T HERE, FIFTY YEARS FROM NOW, THIS DOWNTOWN WOULD MORPH AND BE A HODGEPODGE AND NO LONGER LOOK HISTORIC.

AND ANYWAY, I JUST APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU GUYS DO.

>> WITH WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND DUE DILIGENCE.

HDC HAS SPENT MANY LATE NIGHTS LOOKING THROUGH THIS.

PART OF THAT, I DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE HDC.

TOWARDS NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER THE BOARD SLOWS DOWN IN CASES.

SO WE WERE LOOKING AT DOING A REVIEW OF THE GUIDELINES ALMOST EVERY YEAR TO SEE WHAT HAS CHANGED IN EITHER R CODE OR FEDERALLY OR BY THE STATE. IF WE'VE SEEN KIND OF MISTAKES HAPPEN, HOW TO ADDRESS THOSE IN THE GUIDELINES.

SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE DOING MORE ROUTINE UPDATES SO THEY WON'T BE

SO FOREIGN TO EVERYBODY. >> I RECOMMEND EVERYBODY READING IT. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. >> MS. PRINCE, IS IT APPROPRIATE TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE WE TAKE A MOTION HERE?

>> YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME.

YOU CAN ASK IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS AT THE SECOND READING.

>> DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN A

MOTION? >> I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT THESE GUYS HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB.

I WAS ON THE HDC WHEN THEY STARTED THIS PROJECT.

WE DIDN'T GET IT OVER THE FINISH LINE.

I KNOW JIM PERSONALLY DID A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK ON JUST PAINSTAKINGLY GOING THROUGH ALONG WITH TAMMY AND THE PRODUCT THAT YOU ENDED UP WITH IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

IT'S GOING TO BE SO EASY FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND.

THE OTHER STUFF WASN'T SO EASY. THIS IS REALLY TERRIFIC.

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 2026-09 INCLUDING THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES PROVIDED BY COMMISSIONER TUTEN IN HER DOCUMENT AS WELL AS JUST REFERRING TO ADA COMPLIANT MATS AND THEN I THINK THAT TAKES CARE

OF EVERYTHING. >> I SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? PLEASE START THE VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0 WHICH

[9.1 (Legislative) CODE AMENDMENT — PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES — ORDINANCE 2026-08 AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA BY AMENDING CHAPTER 78, TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES TO CREATE DEFINITIONS FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND OTHER PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES; TO CREATE TRAFFIC LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT MEASURES FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND OTHER PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES TO INCLUDE A SPEED LIMIT FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND OTHER PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Imposes a 10 mph speed limit for bicycles and electric bicycles on sidewalks, trails, and paths and 20 mph speed limit for roadways.]

MOVERS US ALONG INTO OUR SOLE SECOND READING ORDINANCE.

9.1, A LEGISLATIVE CODE AMENDMENT FOR PERSONAL MOBILITY

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DEVICES. MISS PRINCE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

>> THANK YOU. ORDINANCE 2026-08.

THIS IS THE CODE AMENDMENT FOR PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 316-212A OF THE STATUTES.

WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ADOPT THESE REGULATIONS AND THEN OF COURSE COVER E-BIKES, MOTORIZED SCOOTERS AND REGULATE SPEED LIMITS. THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE 2026-08 IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 78, TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES, TO CREATE DEFINITIONS FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLESES AND OTHER PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES.

TO CREATE TRAFFIC LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT MEASURES FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND OTHER PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES TO INCLUDE A SPEED LIMIT FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND OTHER PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES. AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCOOTERS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AT THIS TIME I WILL GO THROUGH A POWERPOINT THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO BRING UP LAST TIME.

AND ALSO CHIEF IS IT HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I WANTED TO START WITH INFORMATION THAT CITY MANAGER "GMA" PROVIDED TO US. IT WAS DISCUSSING THE STATEWIDE SURGE IN ACCIDENTS AND WHAT PARTICULARLY BROUGHT -- SHE NOTICE THE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH INCREASE WAS WILSON'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TRAUMA CENTER REPORTED A 3,700% RISE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS ADMITTED NOT ONLY FOR THE E-BIKES BUT THE SCOOTER INJURIES. SINCE 2022.

SO DEFINITELY THERE IS A NEED FOR THIS LEGISLATION.

NEXT SLIDE. AS WE STATED LAST TIME, THIS ORDINANCE AFFECTS ALL RIDERS OF THESE DEVICES AND THEY ALL MUST FOLLOW THE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, SIGNAL LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS AND OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. THERE ARE SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES WHICH WE FOLLOW BY ADOPTING THIS LEGISLATION. NEXT SLIDE.