>> OKAY. CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AIRPORT ADVISORY [Items 1 - 3] [00:00:06] COMMISSION. JANUARY 9, 2020. ROLL CALL. >> CHUCK COLCORD. >> HERE. >> MCKEE IS OUT. DAVE LAWSON. >> HERE. >> BROUGHTTON. >> HERE. >> MEMBER PISCITELLO. >> HERE. >> WE WILL OPEN MINUTES FOR THE NOVEMBER 14TH REGULAR MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE TH THOSE? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> THANK YOU. HOW ABOUT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 12. >> I HAVE A COMMENT ON THAT. >> THERE'S AN ERROR -- I'M JUST NOT READING IT RIGHT. WE'VE ELECTED BOTH OF YOU PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN INSTEAD OF CHUCK BEING VICE CHAIR AND YOU HAVE BEEN LECTED CHAIR. IT SAYS THAT YOU'VE BOTH BEEN ELECTED CHAIR. >> CO-PRESIDENTS. >> I MOVE THAT YOU BE THE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN. I THINK I MADE YOU THE VICE CHAIRMAN. I'D LIKE TO CHANGE THAT IN THE MINUTES. UNDER 6.2. THE DECEMBER MINUTES. THAT YOU ARE, DAVE, THE COMMISSION CHAIR FOR 2020 CALENDAR YEAR AND THAT CHUCK, YOU ARE THE VICE CHAIR FOR THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR. THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE I HAVE. >> WE'LL HOLD IT OVER TO THE NEXT TIME. WE'LL MAKE THE CORRECTION. >> I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHER CHANGES. >> NO. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PUBLIC [Item 4] COMMENT? YOU NEED TO SIGN IN HERE. >> NAME AND ADDRESS HERE, MA'AM. OKAY. THREE MINUTES. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS FAITH ROSS. I LIVE AT 210 NORTH OAK STREET. YOU CAN PROBABLY BLAME ME FOR THE INFORMATION THAT WAS ADDED TO YOUR AGENDA PACKET ON THE AIR QUALITY BECAUSE I THINK I CREATED SOMETHING OF A CONVERSATION IN THE COMMUNITY. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THOUGHTS THAT MAY BE OUT THERE OR SOME OF THE RESEARCH THAT'S BEEN PUT TOGETHER INCLUDING AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS. I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST AIRPLANES. THE FAA HAS BECOME CRITICALLY AWARE OF THE DIFFICULTY OF MAINTAINING HEALTHY AIR STANDARDS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE PACKET INFORMATION YOU RECEIVED DISCUSSES IT IN GREAT DETAIL. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PARTICLE MATTER IS A GREATEST HEALTH CONCERN TO THE EPA. SMALL PARTICLES LESS THAN 2.5PM'S ARE TYPICAL OF AVIATION EMISSIONS AND TEND TO POSE A HIGHER RISK SINCE THEY MIGRATE DEEPER INTO THE BLOODSTREAM. ALSO, THEY ARE PARTICULARLY DAMAGING FOR CHILDREN. THEY STUNT THEIR LUNG DEVELOPMENT AND CAN CAUSE NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE. AND LUNG DAMAGE IS PERMANENT. SO THE CONCERN IS REAL. MOST OF THE AVIATION RELATED PM ON THE AIRPORT COMMUNITIES REACHES THE AIRPORT COMMUNITIES ACCORDING TO YOUR REPORT DURING GROUND OPERATIONS AND LANDINGS. IT WOULD BE AN EPA RECOMMENDED MONITOR THAT WOULD GIVE PARENTS THE OPTION OF LOOKING ON THE PHONE AND SAYING, OOPS, NOT A GOOD DAY TO GO TO THIS PARK. IT ALSO PROTECTS YOU AND THE AIRPORT FROM POSSIBLE LITIGATION IN THE FUTURE. WE HAVE AN AMARENESS AND WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. >> THANK YOU. >> HAVE YOU CONSIDERED MONITORING MAIN STREET FOR LOGGING TRUCKS? >> I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT. PRESENTLY, THE FDOT, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ONLY HAS ONE MONITOR ON THE [00:05:03] ISLAND AND THAT MONITOR MONITORS FOR SULPHUR DIOXIDE. SO THAT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL THING TO DO. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, I'M MORE CONCERNED AT THE MOMENT WITH CHILDREN BEING EXPOSED PERMANENTLY A LIABILITY. >> SO WHEN YOU DO THIS AND YOU FIND OUT SOMETHING, THEN WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? >> WHAT YOU DO, YOU LEAVE THE AREA. IT'S JUST LIKE WHAT THE WEATHER CHANNEL DOES. >> LIKE WHEN I LIVED IN LOS ANGELES. THIS IS NOT A GOOD DAY TO RIDE YOUR BIKE? >> YES. IT JUST COMES UP GREEN, YELLOW, RED. >> AS A TAXPAYER OF FERNANDINA BEACH, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO WITH THAT BEFORE YOU DO IT. AND IF IT'S JUST A WARNING, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO WARN ALL THE PEOPLE OF FERNANDINA WHO MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT LOOK AT THE INTERNET AND MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT LOOK AT WHATEVER -- >> OKAY. >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ONCE YOU KNOW? OKAY? THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. >> COMMISSIONER KREGER HAS ALREADY PUT UP PRO-ACTIVELY THE AIR MONITORING FROM FDEP ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. >> TOMORROW. >> TOMORROW. GOOD FOR YOU. AND ALSO, IF YOU USE CERTAIN COMPANIES, IT'S AT THE ONE FOR PURPLE AIR SHOWS UP ON THE WEATHER CHANNEL WONDER GROUND. IF YOU GO TO PURPLE AIR.COM AND LOOK AT THE MAP, IT SHOWS YOU. IT'S YELLOW, RED, GREEN, AND YOU MAKE A CHOICE. >> SO I COULD BE -- I DON'T WANT TO BEAT THIS TO DEATH, BUT I COULD LEAVE THE HOUSE IN THE MORNING, ON MY WAY TO THE PARK AND IT CHANGES FROM GREEN TO RED. >> YEAH. >> I MEAN -- >> IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER -- >> AS A TAXPAYER YOU HAVE TO CONVINCE ME HOW ARE YOU GONNA PREVENT WHATEVER IT IS YOU'RE TRYING TO PREVENT WHEN YOU DO THIS, IF WE DO ANYTHING WITH IT. BECAUSE TO ME, LOGGING TRUCKS -- ARE WE GONNA STOP HELICOPTERS FROM FLYING OVER THE BEACH? >> NO. >> THEY FLY AT 500 FEET. >> TO GIVE YOU A PRECEDENT, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS GONE AHEAD AND SAID, OKAY, IF YOU WANT TO SMOKE, IT'S FINE. BUT WE PUT A LABEL ON THE PACKAGE THAT SAYS YOU JUST NEED TO BE AWARE THAT THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT? THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. IS SAY, OKAY, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT THE MONITOR, YOUR CHOICE. ALL RIGHT? BUT IF YOU DO, YOU MAKE A DECISION. >> THIS IS A CYA KIND OF ACTION. >> YES. >> THIS IS, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. IF THIS IS RED WHEN YOU GET TO THE PARK -- >> YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. >> DON'T SUE THE CITY OR TAKE ANY ACTION AGAINST ANYBODY ELSE. IT'S YOUR PROBLEM. >> IT'S YOUR PROBLEM. >> WHY DO YOU WANT TO DO IT? >> IT'S A NEW PARK AND THERE IS A HUGE PUSH NOW FOR CHILDREN TO -- ESPECIALLY WITH AUTISM. THIS PARTICULAR FINE PARTICLE MATTER THAT'S IN YOUR FAA PACKET HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A FACTOR IN WOMEN WHO GO TO A PARK SUCH AS THIS, WHO ARE EXPOSED TO THIS, HAVE PREMATURE BABIES AND THERE ARE AUTISTIC CHILDREN AS A RESULT. >> DO YOU BELIEVE THE TRAFFIC AT THIS AIRPORT HAS ANY EFFECT ON THE MICROMETERS? >> I HAVE NO IDEA. >> I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. CHICAGO AIR HAS 842,000 OPERATIONS PER YEAR. THE PERCENTAGE THAT THAT ADDS TO THE CONTENT IS 36. THE EPA SAYS THAT ANYTHING ABOVE 35 IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. >> YES. >> THE AMOUNT OF AIRCRAFT HERE -- >> BUT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PROTECT SOMEONE FROM, THAT PARK IS LOCATED RIGHT THERE WHERE THE FLIGHT PATH IS AND WHEN IT COMES DOWN 422 THAT RUNWAY, THEY GO OVER THE PARK. YOU DO NOT WANT A LAWYER COMING IN AND SAYING, WELL YOU PUT THIS PARK RIGHT UNDER A FLIGHT PATH. [00:10:01] >> WE HAVE CENTRAL PARK ON ATLANTIC AVENUE. HOW MANY CARS GO DOWN THAT THING. >> BUT THE HEIGHT ALSO HAS -- >> THEY SAY MOST OF THE PARTICLES DROP ABOVE 3,000 FEET. >> WELL, ACCORDING TO THE FAA REPORT, YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK THAT. >> I DID. I HAVE GOT IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. >> BECAUSE I HAVE SOME DIFFERENT INFORMATION HERE. I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY. ALL I WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT A PROBLEM AT THIS PARK. OKAY? >> SO YOU'RE NOT SAYING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE BASED ON THE TRAFFIC AT THE AIRPORT AS IT EXISTS TODAY. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. >> THIS MONITOR WOULD THEN ESTABLISH SOME SORT OF BASELINE FOR THIS PARTICULAR EMISSIONS AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO, ONCE YOU ESTABLISHED A BASELINE, ARE YOU INTENDING THEN TO PURSUE -- >> NO. MY GOAL -- >> -- TRYING TO -- WELL, I HAVE TO THINK THAT BECAUSE THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN PUT FORTH TO US IS AVIATION EMISSIONS IMPACT AND MITIGATION. >> CORRECT. >> THIS FAA THING. LIKE WAS MENTIONED, YOU GOT PLENTY OF VEHICLES RUNNING AROUND, SO YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE ANY OF THESE EMISSIONS ARE ACTUALLY COMING FROM RIGHT NOW. >> WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING SUCH THAT THEY'RE COMING OVER THE CAR, THEY'RE GOING TO BE LANDING ON 22. THE CARS THAT ARE GOING BY ARE EMITTING THESE GASES AND THESE PARTICLES. AND THE WIND IS BLOWING THAT WAY, THAT'S GONNA BLOW IT IN THERE. HOW WILL YOU BE ABLE TO SEPARATE THAT FROM THE AVIATION ZONE? YOU CAN'T. >> LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENS WITH AIR QUALITY MONITORING. ACCORDING TO YOUR REPORT, YOU HAVE 50 AIRPORTS THAT ARE NOT IN AREA FORCE AIR QUALITY. I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS ANYWHERE NEAR THAT. HEAVEN HELP US. BUT WHAT THEY WILL DO, WHAT THE EPA WILL DO, IF OUR AREA, IF WE DON'T LIMIT THE CAR TRAFFIC, IF WE DON'T LIMIT THE EMISSIONS AROUND THE ISLAND, LIKE THE SHIP TO SHORE POWER, ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS, IT ALL ADDS UP. WHO DO THEY GO TO TO ACTUALLY CUT THE EMISSIONS? THEY'RE NOT GONNA TELL THE CAR DRIVERS. THEY'RE NOT GONNA TELL -- EVENTUALLY, IT BOILS DOWN TO, AND I HATE TO SAY THIS. THEY'RE GONNA GO TO THE MOUTHS AND SAY, OKAY, WE HAVE SO MANY CAR EMISSIONS, WE HAVE ALL THESE OTHER EMISSIONS. >> LOGGING TRUCKS. >> YEP. >> AND THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH. BUT THIS IS A VERY SMALL LOCALIZED MONITOR THAT PUTS THEM ON A FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. YOU KNOW, IT' NOT AN EPA MONITOR. IT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE EPA, BUT IT' NOT ONE THAT COULD BE USED FOR A QUALITY ASSESSMENT FROM FDEP OR THE EPA. >> SO I'M SORRY, I GUESS WE ARE GONNA BEAT THIS TO DEATH. >> YEAH. >> SO IF IT'S RED AND I SHOULDN'T GO, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU THINK ARE NOT GONNA GO? HALF OF THEM, ALL OF THEM? >> I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE NO IDEA. >> I THINK THEY'LL ALL GO. IF THEY WANT TO GO TO THE PARK, THEY'LL GO TO THE PARK. >> WHEN I WAS LIVING IN L.A. AND IT WAS HARD TO BREATHE, I STILL WENT OUTSIDE AND DID WHAT I WANTED TO DO. ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> WE'RE GONNA BEAT THIS TO DEATH. I'LL JUST TELL YOU, THE TAXPAYER OF FERNANDINA BEACH, PLEASE CONVINCE ME THIS IS GOING TO RESULT IN SOMETHING ACTIONABLE THAT ALL THE CITIZENS OF FERNANDINA CAN SEE IT AND RESPOND. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT. WHEN YOU GET THAT SOLVED, WE'LL SOLVE SOME OTHER PROBLEMS, TOO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, MISS ROSS. >> OKAY. I WANT TO FOLLOW UP AND TELL YOU WHAT THE COMMISSION DID, IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED IT ALREADY, AND MAKE SOME COMMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, THIS CAME FROM A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE FOR SIMPSON PARK. IN THE DISCUSSIONS AT THE COMMITTEE, THE QUESTION WAS, WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE PARKS AND WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE CITY. >> EXACTLY. >> AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, WE HAVE HOW MANY BALL FIELDS RIGHT ADJACENT TO THE THING. WHAT WE DID DISCUSSION AND WHAT I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE DONE [00:15:06] TOMORROW WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COMMISSION IS YOU ALL KNOW THE EPA HAS A WEBSITE CALLED AIR NOW. AND AIR NOW IS A LIVE SITE. IT GOES TO NASSAU COUNTY. WE CAN GO UP THERE AND LOOK AT THAT SITE. THAT SITE ACTUALLY HAS SIX DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, FROM GREEN TO YELLOW AND GOES DOWN TO HAZARDOUS. EPA, SAME WITH THE FAA. WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT ON THE WEBSITE AND DO AN EDUCATION PROCESS FOR THE CITY. AIR QUALITY HERE WITH THE SHIPS IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE. I MEAN, THE SHIPS ARE GOING THROUGH, ELIMINATING SULPHUR, DIFFERENT THINGS. AND THE REASON THAT I'M ADVOCATING DOING THIS AND I'M GOING TO DO IT TOMORROW BECAUSE OUR PLAN DICTATES THAT WE STAY ON TOP OF AIR QUALITY AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. THIS IS AN EDUCATION PROCESS. SO THAT WILL GO ON THERE AND WE'LL LOOK AT IT. AND THEN THE MONITORS THEMSELVES ARE A WHOLE NOTHER ISSUE WHICH WILL COME UP WHEN IT COMES UP NEXT WHEN THE DECISION OR RECOMMENDATION IS MADE TO PUT THEM IN AND SPEND THE TAXPAYERS MONEY. THIS WON'T TAKE ANY TAXPAYER MONEY, BUT IT WILL EDUCATE THE PEOPLE. I'LL TELL YOU ONE REASON IT IS IMPORTANT. WHO WAS HERE IN 2011? DO YOU REMEMBER THE FOREST FIRES? >> OH YEAH. >> YOU COULD NOT SEE ACROSS THE STREET. >> I COULDN'T SEE WAL-MART FROM MY HOUSE. >> LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED THOUGH. WHEN THAT OCCURRED, WE SENT THE LIFE GUARDS HOME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OVERALL UMBRELLA POLICY. BUT WE KEPT THE KIDS IN CHILD CARE OUTSIDE. OKAY. BECAUSE NOBODY KNEW WHAT TO DO. AS OF THIS PROCESS, WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS, WHEN YOU GET TO EL UNHEALTHY AIR, YOU GO FROM GREEN, 99% OF THE TIME IT IS GREEN. WHEN YOU GET TO MODERATE, THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. WHEN YOU YET TO RED, IT'S UNHEALTHY AND IT CAN HAVE SOME EFFECTS. BUT WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO VERY UNHEALTHY AND HAZARDOUS, SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN. WE DON'T HAVE TO TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT TO DO, BUT WE HAVE TO PULL OUR EMPLOYEES OFF AND CLOSE CITY FACILITY. WHEN'S THAT GONNA HAPPEN? IN 2011 IT HAPPENED FOUR, FIVE DAYS IN A ROW. IT'S HAPPENED SINCE. THERE WILL BE SOME OTHER ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH AIRPORT. IT HAS TO DO WITH CITY AIR QUALITY AN OUR EDUCATION AND RESPONSIBILITY AND COORDINATION WITH THE FAA. THE PARK ITSELF, THAT WILL COME UP LATER WHEN IT'S DRIVEN UP. >> THAT SITE, WOULD THAT BE SUFFICIENT? >> IT MIGHT WELL BE. I'M JUST TRYING TO RESPOND FOR CITY WIDE FOR SOMETHING I REMEMBER 2011. I ACTUALLY WENT TO THE CITY. I WAS NOT -- I WAS ON THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD. I SAID, THIS IS CRAZY, DON'T YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT TO DO? AND THEY DIDN'T. SO, AT THAT TIME WE GOT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO START MONITORING ON A LITTLE DEVICE. THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. THEY WERE GOING TO GO TO WAL-MART AND ASK FOR DONATIONS FOR MASKS. WE NEED TO DO IT. WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT AND IT MAY BE WELL SUFFICIENT. SOMETHING ELSE WOULD BE INTERESTING, AND FAITH CAN HELP US ON THIS. AS WE MONITOR THIS, IF SOMEBODY WILL LOOK AT IT EVERY DAY IN THE CITY, WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RESULTS. AGAIN, NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AIRPORT, WITH THE CITY, YOU KNOW? AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAN HAVE CHIP IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM SEE IF SUCH AND SUCH IS HAPPENING. I THINK IT MAY WELL SERVE THE TOTAL PURPOSE. BUT I THINK THE WHOLE THING, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S POSITIVE AND PUBLIC, WHICH IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THE CITY AT MINIMAL OR NO COST. MY TIME IS REALLY CHEAP. >> THANK YOU. >> I'M JUST CURIOUS, ARE YOU SINCERE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THE REST OF THE CITY OR THE ISLAND? >> I'M SAYING THE AIRPORT IS NOT THE FOCUS. THIS IS FOR THE WHOLE CITY. YEAH. THIS IS THE EPA'S SITE, OKAY? WE ALL KNOW ABOUT METEOROLOGY ISSUES AND WHAT HAPPENS. THIS IS FOR THE WHOLE CITY. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AIRPORT. I MEAN, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO LOOK AT PM, PARTICLE MATTER 2.5 WHICH IS A PARTICLE LESS THAN A HAIR, YOU KNOW, IF YOU REALLY WANTED -- DIAMETER. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO LOOK AT THAT ISSUE, YOU CERTAINLY ARE GETTING MUCH MORE THAT ON A1A, THE LOGGING TRUCK. YOU'RE GETTING IT DOWN THERE [00:20:03] EVERY TIME ONE OF THE SHIPS STARTS UP. THIS IS THE WHOLE AREA. WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY, IT'S NOT THE AIRPORT, IT'S A CITY ISSUE. >> YOU WOULD NEED QUITE A FEW MONITORS AROUND THE CITY. >> WE'RE NOT ASKING TO DO THAT. I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT USING CURRENT GOVERNMENT ONLINE SITES. >> AIR NOW. >> AIR NOW, NOW. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS, AS THOSE RECOMMENDATION COME UP. >> I'M SURE THE PAPER MILLS DO HAVE AN ON GOING. >> PAPER MILLS DO. I MENTIONED AT THE COMMISSION MEETING, THEY WERE NOT COMPLIANT FOR SULPHUR DIOXIDE RELATIVE TO A NEW LAW. LAST YEAR THE PAPER MILLS CAME INTO COMPLIANCE, EPA FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY THAT SOMEBODY CAME IN TO COMPLIANCE ON THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE. IT WAS NEVER PUBLICIZED AND NOT MUCH WAS SAID BECAUSE THE MILLS WERE RELUCTANT. MILLS JUST WANT TO BE MILLS. THEY DON'T WANT TO STAND UP HERE. THEY DO MONITOR FOR CERTAIN THINGS. >> IN DEFENSE, COULD YOU -- >> I'M TRYING TO ALLEVIATE -- >> HOLD ON. CAN YOU TAKE THE AIRPORT FOCUS OUT OF IT? >> THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO. THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING IT'S A CITY ISSUE. >> OKAY, OKAY. >> I CAN'T SPEAK FOR FAITH, BUT I'M SURE THEY'RE CONCERNED WITH KIDS ALL OVER, AND OLD PEOPLE. >> ARE THERE OTHER AGENCIES THAT OFFER THIS SAME MONITORING EQUIPMENT? >> BEYOND THE FAA. >> WE AREN'T INTO THAT. WE WILL GET INTO IT IF AND WHEN IT MOVES FORWARD. I'M SURE IT WILL MOVE FORWARD. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE AIRPORT. IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE CITY. >> WE'RE JUST FOCUSED ON RIGHT NOW. >> YOU'RE JUST GETTING DEFE DEFENSIVE. [Item 5.1] >> ALL RIGHT. OLD BUSINESS. MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT. PACKETS. >> THERE'S NOTHING REALLY CHANGED. >> OKAY. >> NEW BY. HAS EVERYBODY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY [Item 6.1] TO REVIEW THE NOTES NATE SENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE ARGUMENTS FOR THE BUCCANEER REGIONAL FACILITY USE? >> YEP. >> YEAH. >> OKAY. >> MOTION TO APPROVE NUMBER 6.1. >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 6.1. >> SECOND IT. >> ALL RIGHT. VOTE. >> AYE. >> VOTE FOR 6.1. >> ALL AYES. OKAY. >> YOU GOT TO ASK ABOUT THE NEGATIVE, THE NO'S. >> ANY NOTES? >> NO VOTES. YOU HAVE TO DO YES AND NO. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. HOW MUCH SETUP TIME DOES THE SECA NEED ON EACH OF THESE RACES? >> THEY USUALLY COME OUT 7 A.M. AND ARE READY TO GO BY 10 A.M. AND THEY'RE DONE BY 3. PRETTY ROUTINE. >> FIVE YEARS? >> LITTLE LONGER. >> DO WE HAVE TO FILL THE CRACKS ON THAT RUNWAY BEFORE THEY RACE? >> I'LL BE DOING THAT BEFORE AND PROBABLY AFTER. IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER. >> DON'T DO THAT. THAT'S A NASTY NASTY JOB. >> FRESH AIR. [Item 6.2] MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM 6.2. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING VASTLY DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. >> NOTHING NEW. STILL THE SAME CATEGORIES. SAME PARCELS. JUST A DIFFERENT DATE THIS YEAR. THEY'RE A WEEK EARLIER. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE FACILITY. >> SECOND. >> I'LL THIRD IT. >> VOTE FOR THAT. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL AYES, NO NAYS. >> 6.3 FUEL BARN REHABILITATION [Item 6.3] PROJECT. DID EVERYBODY GET TO LOOK AT THE NOTES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDE FOR THAT THAT? >> YEP. >> DID YOU DECIDE ON TWO JET [00:25:08] TANKS OR ONE? DID WE MAKE THAT DECISION, DO YOU KNOW? THAT WAS THE ONLY THING HE WASN'T SURE. >> ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVES WAS PUT A THIRD TANK IN THERE. BIDS CAME IN A LITTLE OVER BUDGET SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO ONCE WE SIT DOWN AND NEGOTIATE WITH THE CONTRACTORS TO SEE IF WE CAN INCREASE ONE OF THE JET TANKS. SO IT INCREMENTALLY WON'T BE THAT MUCH MORE IF WE INCREASE ONE TANK. THIRD TANK WILL PROBABLY NOT BE WITHIN BUDGET. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS IN THERE -- THIS IS THE UOA 4 I THINK IT IS, THE SWIFTS FUEL? >> NOT AT THIS POINT. >> DID YOU EVER HAVE ANY DETERMINATION HOW MUCH YOU MIGHT SELL IF WE EVER GOT THAT? >> WE BUY AB FIVE GALLONS A MONTH. >> I KNOW HOW MUCH WE BUY. >> THERE'S NOT A PLAN FOR THAT. >> THAT'S A SHAME. I GUESS IN THE FUTURE -- >> FT. MEYERS HAS IT. >> 100, WE'LL GO WITH WHATEVER THAT MEANS. 20 YEARS IT'S SUPPOSED TO, QUOTE, GO AWAY. I GUESS WHATEVER TANK YOU PUT IN, YOU COULD SWAP THAT OVER FROM 100 TO WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO BE. >> YEAH, CLEAN UP. >> ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. >> AIRPORT DIRECTOR'S STAFF [Item 7.1] REPORT JANUARY REPORT. ANY HIGHLIGHTS THERE? >> NOTHING ELSE OTHER THAN WHAT WE PUT IN THERE. ANYTHING MORE ON THE FIRE STATION? >> YEAH. WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR A COUPLE PARTS FOR THAT -- OH, FOR THE FIRE STATION? >> FOR THE RELOCATION OF FIRE STATION NUMBER 2. >> YEAH. THERE'S A PLAN, LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE FT. BENING. I SAW SOME PLANS. IT'S GOING THROUGH PROCESS NOW FOR REVIEW. >> WOULD THAT BE THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR? >> I THINK IT WILL PROBABLY BE CLOSER TO NEXT YEAR. THERE'S A LOT TO DO. THEY'RE PUSHING IT FOR 2021. >> BOBBY, IS THAT THE ELECTRIC BEING FED FROM THE SOLAR PANELS FOR THIS FIRE STATION, IS THAT A CONSIDERATION? >> THIS IS FOR THE TERMINALS. >> THIS IS FOR THE TERMINAL. YOU HAVEN'T DISCUSSED AB FEELEC FIRE STATION? >> NO. THAT'S JUST FOR THE AIRPORT. GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FIRE STATION. JUST THE TERMINAL. >> THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE CITY. >> THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ADDITION. COULD RUN THE LINE THAT FAR AWAY. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SOLAR PANELS THEY'RE RUNNING. IT EXTENDS OUT. THE FARTHER YOU GO, THERE'S A LOT MORE COMPLEXITY FOR THAT. >> WE MAY WANT TO HAVE A GENERATOR. >> THAT WAS UNDER JOHN MATRIC. >> IT STILL IS. >> COULD YOU MAYBE MENTION TO HIM, IF THIS FIRE STATION GOES IN, MAYBE THEY COULD GET TOGETHER WITH THE FIRE AND INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE SOLAR POWER OR SOMETHING? >> WE CAN. THAT WOULD BE MORE FOR MANTRIC AND THE CHIEF. THE AIRPORT IS NOT PAYING FOR THEIR ELECTRIC. THAT'S SOMETHING FROM THEIR END. >> WHAT I WAS THINKING, JOHN, THE WATER, UTILITIES COULD SHARE IT WITH THE SAFETY. THE EXPENSE. >> IS THERE A WHOLE LOT MORE BEYOND THE PANELS? BATTERY STORAGE, ETC? >> I DON'T KNOW ON THAT PART. I JUST KNOW IT WILL BE CHEAPER FOR DAYLIGHT GRID WHEN IT'S IN FULL EFFECT WITH THE TERMINAL. >> TECHNOLOGY ISN'T THERE YET. THE WHOLE POINT IS BATTERY TECHNOLOGY TO PULL THE WHOLE AIRPORT OFF THE GRID. YOU CAN STORE IS THE PROBLEM. IT'S BASED ON USAGE ISSUES RIGHT NOW. >> WE NEED A FUEL CELL OR SOMETHING. >> IT WILL HAPPEN SOON. >> YEAH, IT WILL. >> I HAD A QUESTION ON THE DREDGE SEDIMENT FROM THE MARINA. WAS EVERYTHING DONE ACCORDING TO YOUR AND NATE'S REQUEST FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO THE ROADS OR THE IMPACT? >> THEY CAME BACK AND REPAIRED [00:30:01] AND GRADED TOON ACCEPTABLE LEVEL. THAT'S THE WORD I WANT TO USE. >> SO YOU CAN GET IN AND OUT. >> YEAH. IT WASN'T THE WAY IT WAS LEFT BEFORE. IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH. >> IT ACTUALLY LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FROM THE AIR. >> ONCE YOU GO DRIVE ON IT. >> YEAH, GO DRIVE ON IT. SPRING WHEN I GOT TO GO A MILE UP THERE. >> OKAY. THERE WAS ONLY ONE LINE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS DONE. OKAY. >> CAN YOU GIVE US A REVIEW OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? IS IT GOING AHEAD? >> OH YEAH. IT'S PUSHING AHEAD. WE HAVE THE PLAN READY. THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. >> THAT WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FIRE TRUCK FOR AVIATION FUEL? >> IT PROVIDES FOR -- OFFICE SPACE AND ONE BAY FOR THE FDOT. THEY'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL THREE BAYS. I THINK I SAW A FOURTH BAY DESIGN. WITH SOME TRAINING FACILITY IN THERE, TOO. >> IT WAS IN THE DECEMBER MINUTES, OR DECEMBER AGENDA, AS I REMEMBER IT. THERE WAS A PRETTY GOOD EXPLANATION AND LAYOUT OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. >> LOOKS LIKE A NICE LOOKING BUILDING. >> IT IS. >> NONE OF IT'S BEEN PAINTED. NONE OF IT'S BEEN DONE YET. IT'S BEING DONE USING THAT PLAN, BUT NONE OF IT'S BEEN IMPROVED YET. SHOWS RELOCATION OF BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT OVER THERE. IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED. IT HASS SEN -- HASN'T EVEN BEE DISCUSSED WITH THE COMMISSION. >> DON'T BREAK OUT ANY SHOVELS RIGHT AWAY. >> NO. >> DON'T START ANY FIRES. [Items 8 - 10] >> OKAY. ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMISSION MEMBERS? NEXT MEETING DATE FEBRUARY 13TH. IS THAT RIGHT? >> FEBRUARY * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.