[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:10] GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE AUGUST FOURTH REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER MINSHEW, COMMISSIONER TUTEN. >> PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE TO THE PLEDGE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ... ONE NATION UNDER GOD. >> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVITATION TO RUN BY ROUND. >> ALMIGHTY GOD WE STAND BEFORE YOU IN PRAYER, LOOK FAVOURABLY UPON THE MAYOR HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION THE HOUR CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH. BLESS THESE DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUALS WITH WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING IN THE ROLE AND THEIR NOBLE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE AND EQUALITY. GIVE THEM GUIDANCE SO THAT THEY WILL ALWAYS BE CONSCIOUS OF YOUR PRESENCE THAT WILL STRIVE TO CAUSE WITH HONESTY AND INTEGRITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR WILL ... TO TRANSFORM THE CHALLENGES WE FACE TODAY WHICH WILL SPROUT THE GROWTH OF TOMORROW. MAY BE A BEACON OF LIGHT FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH ALL FAITH, MAY ACHIEVE THE GOAL SET IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SO AMERICA IS TRULY ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> YOU MAY BE SEATED. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA -- BEFORE -- IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK PLEASE INFORM THE CLERK IN ADDITION TO ANY DOCUMENTS YOU WISH TO DISTRIBUTE. ANY SPEAKERS ARE ASKED YOUR ORDERS TO COMMISSION AND MYSELF FROM THE PODIUM, NO DISCUSSION OF THE AUDIENCE. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TAKE PHOTOS PLEASE AVOID CROSSING IN FRONT [ 4.1 PRESENTATION - NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY - Nassau Humane Society Executive Director Chantel Scherer will present the "City Commission Dog of the Month."] IF YOU HAVEN'T EVEN THOSE OKAY PLEASE SILENCE MOBILE DEVICES. WITH THAT, THE CAT OF THE MONTH. >> THANK YOU. THIS WAS A SPECIAL REQUEST, SHALL NOT BE NAMED BUT YOU REQUESTED A CAT TO COME TONIGHT. SO THIS IS BUTTERBALL. SHE IS A BUTTERBALL, SHE'S LIKE 20 POUNDS, A BIT HEAVY. HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET HER TO A NORMAL SIZE BY THANKSGIVING. SHE CAME TO US EARLIER THIS YEAR, AN OWNER SURRENDER CAME IN WITH ANOTHER CAT. SHE WAS ADOPTED. SHE IS DEAF. THE FAMILY COULDN'T COPE WITH HER BEING DEAF SO THEY BROUGHT HER BACK. AS YOU CAN SEE SHE'S PRETTY PLACID. LIVES IN MY OFFICE ACTUALLY CAN'T HEAR A THING WE WERE SAYING SO SHE'S PRETTY CHILL AND SHE'S A LITTLE CUDDLER. >> IF ANYBODY WANTED TO ADOPT BUTTERBALL OR ONE OF HER FURRY FRIENDS GET COVERED THEY DO THAT? >> YOU CAN COME OUT TO THE SHELTER AT AIRPORT ROAD. VISIT US ON THE WEBSITE AND SEE ALL THE DOGS AND CATS THEY HAVE AVAILABLE AND OBVIOUSLY IF YOU COME TO SEE BUTTERBALL, YOU CAN HAVE A WORD WITH ME TOO SO THAT WOULD BE NICE. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE HERE INTERESTED IN THE [ 4.2 PROCLAMATION — FLORIDA SENATOR CLAY Yarborough and FLORIDA HOUSE representative dean black - Recognizing Florida Senator Clay Yarborough and Florida House Representative Dean Black for their successful efforts in securing $2,000,000 in legislative funds for downtown seawall construction. Senator Yarborough and/or Representative Black will be in attendance to accept. ] KITTY? WE'LL GIVE HER A MOMENT TO EXIT THE ROOM THEN WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING, THE FIRST WILL ACKNOWLEDGE STATE REPRESENTATIVES HERE WITH US THIS EVENING WITH REGARD TO SOME OF THE GRANT ALLOCATIONS THAT WE PERCEIVE TO HELP YOU OUR WONDERFUL CITY. SO I'LL ASK THE REPRESENTATIVES TO JOIN ME AS WELL AS MR. AND MRS. JACOBS AND ANYONE ELSE WHO'S BEEN A PART OF THIS, PLEASE JOIN US HERE. >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. IT'S MY HONOUR TO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP. [INDISTINCT] >> WITH A LONG TERM VISION IS NOW WITHIN REACH ON YOUR SUPPORT PROTECTING FRATERNITY BEACH HISTORIC WATERFRONT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. TO FURTHER EXPRESS APPRECIATION, MOMENTARY BASIC READING INTO THE RECORD A PROCLAMATION IN JUST A MOMENT THE CITY'S PLEAS FOR ... ENGINEERING AND RENDERING AS WE SEE HERE ON THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN FERNANDINA BEACH RESILIENCY TO SEE THOSE PROJECTS. SO THE GREEN PORTION OF THE WALL FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE IS WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED. THAT'S 86% OF THE RESILIENCY, THAT'S A HUGE STEP TOWARDS BEING READY TO HAVE OUR COMMUNITY AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THIS DESERVES TO BE EMPHASISED BECAUSE THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND [00:05:04] UNWAVERING ADVOCACY, THE STATE FUNDED WITH THE AMOUNT OF $9 MILLION. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND OUR CITIZENS THANK YOU AGAIN SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE BLACK AND HERE'S OUR PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS EACH YEAR MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEGISLATURE HOLD 60 DAY SESSION TO DEVELOP THE STATE OF FLORIDA ANNUAL BUDGET WHICH IS FORWARDED TO OUR GOVERNOR FOR SUBSEQUENT ADOPTION OR AS DURING SESSIONS THE LEGISLATORS IN SUPPORT INCREASING ECONOMIC, PUBLIC SAFETY AND LONG TERM RESILIENCE TO ADVOCATE FOR CRITICAL MUNICIPAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE AID OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS WHEREAS IN BLACK A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER SERVED FLORIDA SINCE 2022. [INDISTINCT] SERVING AS A FLORIDA SENATOR SINCE 2022. TOGETHER THEY ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH FOR ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INCLUDING THE MONETISATION AND EXPANSION OF CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICES SUCH AS ROADS BRIDGES, ENERGY GRIDS, WATER WASTEWATER SYSTEMS, BROADBAND INTERNET AND MOBILITY WHEREAS MOST RECENTLY CITY REPRESENTATIVE EFFORTS RESULTING IN THE AWARD OF $2 MILLION CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE CONTINUATION OF THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN SEAWALL CONSTRUCTION SAFEGUARDING CITY'S DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS. [INDISTINCT] [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. MAYOR ANTON, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. I TOLD THEM WE WANT YOU TO COME TO THE MEETING AND WANT TO MENTION THIS. I TOLD THEM WE DON'T NEED TO DO ANY RECOGNITION, IT'S OKAY, LIKE EVERY YEAR WORKING ON BEHALF OF OUR GOOD FOLKS HERE TO HELP. THIS IS AN HONOUR TO RECEIVE THIS TONIGHT. THIS IS GREAT. THIS WILL BE GREAT IN THE OFFICE AND A GREAT REMINDER OF THE GOOD WORK WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PARTNER TO DO TOGETHER AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS THAT COME OVER EVERY YEAR TO TELL -- TALLAHASSEE, BRING THEM OVER AND THEY FIGHT FIERCELY AND PASSIONATELY FOR THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY SO THEY'RE WORKING HARD IN THAT REGARD. THESE KINDS OF THINGS TO ME ARE EASY, KNOW THAT IT'S ALWAYS EASY TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS BUT WHEN IT'S COMMUNITY NEED ESPECIALLY INFRASTRUCTURE ESPECIALLY SOMETHING THAT'S A COMMON SENSE NEED THE COMMUNITY HAS, THOSE TO ME ARE THE EASIEST ONES TO ADVOCATE FOR AND I JUST MAKE THE MOST SENSE. AGAIN WE'RE HONOURED TO DO IT AND IT'S AN HONOUR TO REPRESENT EVERY HOME AND FAMILY AND EVERY BUSINESS WE HAVE HERE IN FERNANDINA BEACH. SO THANK YOU FOR THE HONOUR. >> LET ME SECOND THE THANKS TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND TO YOU MAYOR VICE MAYOR AND LET ME ALSO ADD THAT BUDDY AND LORELEI, YOU GUYS ARE RELENTLESS. I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU BECAUSE YOU SUPPORT THEM AND YOU HELP MAKE THIS ALL POSSIBLE. BUDDY AND LORELEI BROUGHT ME PICTURES OF ALL THE FLOODING GOING ON DOWNTOWN AND WOULD HUNT THE APPROPRIATORS AND I WOULD SHOW THEM PICTURES. I WOULD SAY YOU SEE THAT? ONE DAY THERE'S GOING TO BE BODIES IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME THIS MONEY. AND WE WERE RELENTLESS. BUT HERE'S WHAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT APPROPRIATIONS IN TALLAHASSEE. IT ISN'T EASY, BUT APPROPRIATORS ARE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AND THEY CANNOT -- THEY COUNT ON EACH OF YOU CAN COUNT ON THE SENATOR AND I TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT THAT IS AND THE INVESTMENT WE MADE IN FERNANDINA, IT WAS THE RIGHT THING AND THAT'S HOW IT GOT DONE. IT WAS AN ENTIRE TEAM EFFORT, THIS ENTIRE ROOM DID IT, NOT JUST THE SENATOR AND I. WE JUST SPOTTED THE BALL IN, THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO GOLF, IT'S ALL THAT IT TOOK TO GET TO THAT POSITION SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING US PUT IT IN FOR PAR BUT YOU ALL DESERVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE BECAUSE YOU ARE THE LONG JOURNEY ENVISION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [00:10:04] [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. [ 4.3 PROCLAMATION — RETIREMENT OF BATTALION CHIEF/PARAMEDIC WILLIAM BAUGHN — Recognizes Fire Department Battalion Chief/Paramedic William Baughn upon his retirement after thirty years of dedicated service to the City of Fernandina Beach. Chief Baughn retired July 1, 2026.] >> ONE MORE PROCLAMATION FOR THIS EVENING, I WOULD ASK TO ASK BATTALION CHIEF AND ANY OTHER FIREFIGHTERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ME UP HERE FOR THIS. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. >> THERE WE GO. [INDISTINCT] >> WE'RE LIKE SARDINES IN HERE. [LAUGHING] WHEREAS THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH PARTLY RECOGNISES CHIEF WILLIAM BILL ON THE HONOURABLE PUBLIC SAFETY CAREER UNDER CHIEF ON HIS DEDICATED SERVICE ON 217TH OF 1996 PROTECTING CITY RESIDENTS WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND COMPASSION WHEREAS DEMONSTRATING PERFORMANCE AND TRADEMARK CAN-DO ENTHUSIASM HE ROSE STEADILY THROUGH THE RANKS FROM FIREFIGHTER EMT PARAMEDIC, CAPTAIN ULTIMATELY THE CHIEF WHEREAS THE CHIEF MAINTAINED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF RESPONSE PROFICIENCY WHILE SERVING AS A MENTOR TO COUNTLESS FIREFIGHTERS AS YOU CAN SEE, CONSISTENTLY WITH VALUES OF HONESTY ACCOUNTABILITY AND HUMILITY WHERE HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP DEFINED BY ADVOCACY FOR HIS PERSONNEL, MASTERFULLY BALANCING THE ROLES OF LEADER, MENTOR, COUNSELLOR AND TRUSTED FRIEND. WHEREAS ON JULY FIRST 2026 FOLLOWING THREE DECADES OF FAITHFUL DEDICATED SERVICE COOK SHE FOUNDED RETIREMENT LASTING LEGACY THAT PROFOUNDLY BENEFITED THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA GRATITUDE HEREBY EXPRESS A PROFESSIONAL AND LIFE-SAVING EFFORTS OF THE PARAMEDIC. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> ANYBODY WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS I CAN TALK A LONG TIME BUT I WON'T DO THAT. I'LL SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THE CITY OF BRADENTON BEACH GAVE ME TO WORK IN MY HOMETOWN. IT'S BEEN A REAL HONOUR, ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS I'VE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE WAS TO GOING TO FAR SCHOOL AND I DIDN'T GET HERE BY MYSELF. THERE HAS BEEN HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS THAT HAVE COME ALONG BEFORE ME, AFTER ME, TO HELP ME IN MY CAREER. SOME OF THEM ARE STANDING HERE, SOME OF THEM ARE NOT WITH US ANYMORE, SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. THE ONLY PERSON I'M GOING TO NAME IS CHIEF MEALY HE'S THE ONE WHO GAVE ME MY JOB AND HE'S NO LONGER WITH US CAN I BETTER APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT HE GAVE ME. I KNOW IT WOULD TURN INTO HALF MY LIFE LATER LITERALLY HALF MY LIFE SPENT IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, SERVING THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND IT'S JUST BEEN A REAL HONOUR AND I'M JUST [00:15:04] THANKFUL, THAT'S ALL I GOT. [APPLAUSE] >> WE'LL MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE A FIRE CALL TO MAKE HIM RUN OUT OF HERE. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> THAT'S OKAY. [ 4.4 PRESENTATION — SANITATION ANNUAL REPORT — Waste Management representatives and City staff will present the annual report.] ALL RIGHT. FROM 4.3 WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO ITEM 4.4, PRESENTATION FOR SANITATION ANNUAL REPORT FROM MR. GREG FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT. >> IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH TO GOVERNMENT WORK GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. I KNOW WE TOOK A BRIEF MOMENT -- LET ME FIRST STATE FOR THE RECORD I'M GREG, SENIOR EXECUTIVE FOR WM. I KNOW WE TOOK A BRIEF MOMENT TO HONOUR THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATOR, THEY'VE GOT A GOOD JOB, ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THIS COMMISSION FOR YOUR WORK ON THE LOCAL LEVEL, SACRIFICE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL, DOING A GREAT JOB. I'VE BEEN IN MY ROLE FOR CLOSE TO 11 YEARS AND DEALT WITH A LOT OF CITY COMMISSIONS, CITY COUNCILS, CITY COMMISSIONS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND FOR THE MOST PART I CAN SAY THE PEOPLE THAT COME ACROSS ARE HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS AND THEY'RE DOING GREAT JOBS. THANK YOU. TONIGHT IS MY ANNUAL REPORT, IT'S A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION BUT TRUTH BE TOLD, I LOVE BEING HERE I REALLY DO AND I LOOK FORWARD FOR THE SUPPORT EVERY YEAR I PROMISE TO GET THERE -- [INDISTINCT] AS HE'S GETTING THAT UP, ARE DOING AN REPORT AND MY REPORT IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME YEAR IN YEAR OUT WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO SOME OF THE THINGS I'LL GO THROUGH HERE. SO I TRY TO BE BRIEF AND NOT WORRYING AT ALL. JUST GOING TO TALK TRASH THE WHOLE TIME. [LAUGHING] THAT ONE IS FREE. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO -- >> YES. >> GREAT, EXCELLENT. HERE'S MY AGENDA AGAIN VERY SIMPLE I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT WM AS A COMPANY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT COLLECTING SERVICES, ON MONTHLY AND YEARLY BASIS ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE COLLECTION RATE COMPARISON BASED ON THE RATE AT WHICH RESIDENTS PAY AS COMPARED TO THE INCORPORATED COUNTY AND WHAT THEY PAY FOR OPEN MARKET OR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE. GOING TO LOOK AT FARES -- SPENDING SOME TIME ON TALKING ABOUT RECYCLING RATE WHERE THE STATE OF THE RECYCLING MARKET AS IT STANDS NOW. FIRST NEVER WANT TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU I REALLY DO BECAUSE I THINK THE CITY COMMISSION, CITY STAFF WE WORK WITH IT'S A PARTNERSHIP HERE? >> YOU HAVE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS WITH THE CITY AND I THINK WE DO A GOOD JOB DAY IN DAY OUT FILLING THAT OBLIGATION BUT THERE'S TIMES WHERE THEY SAY WE'LL ASK TO DO THINGS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT AND WE WORK TOGETHER AS PARTNERS PCSO THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT TO PUT COMMISSIONER MINSHEW ON THE SPOT BUT A MONTH AGO WE WERE TOGETHER AT A NORTHEAST MEETING AND SHE RESPECTFULLY CAME OVER TO SAY WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SERVICES THAT YOUR COMPANY PROVIDES AND SAID THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. IT GOES BOTH WAYS. SO WM AS A COMPANY, YOU KNOW I'M NOT SAYING WASTE MANAGEMENT, IT'S THE LAST TIME I SAY IT. OUR CORPORATE OFFICE WHICH IS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, IS ADAMANT THAT WE'RE NOT JUST TO BE KNOWN AS WASTE MANAGEMENT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR MOVING AROUND WASTE BECAUSE WE'RE THE LARGEST SUSTAINABILITY COMPANY IN NORTH AMERICA. WE EMPHASISE THE WAY IN WHICH WE DO THINGS WITH RECYCLING. SO WE'RE A VERY SUSTAINABILITY MINDED. [00:20:04] FOR EXAMPLE, OCTOBER BIG INITIATIVES AS A COMPANY LANDFILLS AND LANDFILLS GET A BAD REP BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY TURNING LANDFILLS INTO WASTE ENERGY. WE WILL EXTRACT THE METHANE GAS OUT OF OUR LANDFILLS, WILL CLEAN IT AND MAKE IT REUSABLE NATURAL GAS, OR YOU CAN FILL YOUR FLEET OF VEHICLES ALSO SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON OUR MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITIES AND RECYCLING FACILITIES AND SO ANDT OF THAT IS THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BETTER YOU CAN SEPARATE THE MATERIALS, THE MORE VALUE THEY ARE IN THOSE COMMODITIES. SO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS HELPING US DO THAT. SO WE'RE VERY SUSTAINABLE -- SUSTAINABILITY MINDED. WE DO HAVE AN A+ RATING FROM THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. WE PLACE A GREAT DEAL OF EMPHASIS ON SAFETY, SAFETY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES -- SORRY IT'S MY JOB TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. SAFETY FOR EMPLOYEES BUT ALSO FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE. OUR EMPLOYEES, WE HAVE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES, WE PAY HIGHER WAGES THAN OUR COMPETITORS. WITH BETTER HEALTH BENEFITS WE HAVE RETIREMENT BENEFITS WE HAVE PAID COLLEGE TUITION FOR EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR SPOUSES AND FOR THEIR CHILDREN. SO YES, THAT MEANS A LOT OF TIMES THAT TRANSLATES INTO OUR RATES BEING HIGHER THAN OUR COMPETITORS BUT ALL THE SAME YOU DON'T GET WHAT YOU DON'T PAY FOR. WE'D LIKE TO THINK WE'RE THE GOLD STANDARD HERE SO IT'S WORTH PAYING HIGHER RATE FOR OUR SERVICE. VERY DIVERSE COMPANY, VERY, VERY DIVERSITY FRIENDLY. NEARLY 60,000 EMPLOYEES IN OUR COMPANY AND BETTER -- WE HAVE WHOLE DEPARTMENT, THAT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HIRE VETERANS TO OUR COMPANY COLLECTION SERVICES, HERE IN FERNANDINA BEACH WE HAVE ONCE A WEEK, WE COLLECT AN AUTOMATED SITE MOTOR VEHICLE, THAT'S OUR DRIVER ON A JOYSTICK, NOBODY ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, VERY SAFE AND EFFICIENT. COLLECT THE GARBAGE CART ONE TIME A WEEK, WE DO SAME THING WITH RECYCLING ONE TIME A WEEK AND WE PICK UP ALL KIND OF THOSE. SO WE'RE GOING BACK EACH OF YOUR RESIDENTS HOUSE, ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DURING THE WEEK. TRUTH BE TOLD, NOT EVERYBODY SETS UP THEIR RECYCLING BUT IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 80% PARTICIPATION RATE WHICH IS REALLY GOOD FOR OUR CITY HERE CAN YOU CURRENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT COUNCIL, ABOUT 7000, IN THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS IT'S GONE UP MAYBE 20-30 RESIDENTIAL UNITS WHICH ISN'T A LOT BUT THAT WILL PROBABLY ADD TO SOME OF THE TIMES, SO 7000 RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITH THREE SERVICES A WEEK WHICH IS ABOUT 20,000, 21,000 SERVICES A WEEK TIMES 4.33 WEEKS IN A MONTH, THAT COMES UP TO ABOUT 90,000 SERVICES A MONTH TIMES 12, CLOSE TO A MILLION. LITTLE MISLEADING BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY HAS THEIR RECYCLE OUTBREAK SO WE'RE PROBABLY CLOSE TO A MILLION SERVICES RENDERED. AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY CALL FROM THIS COMMISSION THAT SAY SOMEONE'S TRASH WAS MISSED. DON'T RECEIVE A LOT OF CALLS FROM CITY STAFF. SO I THINK WE'RE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB, MANY SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR PERIOD COMPLAINT RATIO IS PROBABLY 0.0024, SOMEWHERE AROUND THAT PERIOD SO DOING A GOOD JOB, COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS, ROUGHLY 500 COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS. ONE THING THAT'S VERY UNIQUE HERE DOWNTOWN SERVICE, WE DO SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, WHICH IS KIND OF UNHEARD OF. MOSTLY IT'S MOSTLY MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY BUT WE ACTUALLY ARE HERE ON SUNDAY. CITY COLLECTION SERVICES FOR EVENTS, LIKE I SAID THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES WE WILL DO IN-TOWN SERVICES FOR FREE AND WE ENJOY DOING THAT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. THOSE ARE FESTIVAL, OPENED THE BEACHES EVENT, THERE'S ISLAND HOP FESTIVAL, TURTLE FESTIVAL, JUST TO NAME A FEW WHERE WE PROVIDE SERVICES FOR FREE BECAUSE THE PARTNERSHIP WE SHARE WITH THE CITY. COLLECTION RATE COMPARISON, THIS IS THE RATE AT WHICH YOUR RESIDENTS PLAY, EACH RESIDENTIAL UNIT FOR THE THREE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED ON A WEEKLY BASIS IT'S THE SECOND ITEM DOWN THERE. $29.87. ONE TIME A WEEK GARBAGE COLLECTION RECYCLING COLLECTION AND ONE TIME A WEEK BULK ITEM COLLECTION FOR $29.80. IF YOU LIVE IN UNINCORPORATED COUNTY WHICH IS OPEN MARKET THERE'S MULTIPLE VENDORS, RIGHT NOW FOR ONE TIME GARBAGE COLLECTION AND EVERY OTHER WEEK RECYCLING, THEY'RE PAYING $72.78. IF YOU HAVE A BULK ITEM, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL $25 PER YEAR SO ALMOST CLOSE TO 100 IF YOU HAD BULK ITEM IN THERE. SO YOUR RESIDENTS ARE GETTING A REALLY GOOD DEAL FOR THE AMOUNT OF SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR THEM PICK I DON'T WANT TO GET BURIED IN THE THESE [00:25:05] BUT LET ME SAY THIS WHEN YOU SEE THE WORK MSW, I HAVE LEARNED NOT TO USE ACRONYMS AND NOT SAY WHAT THEY MEAN. MSW MEANS MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AKA GARBAGE. AS YOU CAN SEE IN 2024, YOUR ANNUAL TIMES BETWEEN MSW AND RECYCLING TIME WAS ABOUT 7100. THEN YOU SEE IN 202,527,200, MAY BE OVER 2% INCREASE, 2025 NUMBERS OBVIOUSLY ARE COMPLETE AT THIS POINT. -- EXCUSE ME THAT SHOULD BE 2026. WE ACTUALLY HAVE SIX MONTHS OF DATA GOING INTO JUNE SO THEN WE JUST PROJECT WHAT THOSE ANNUAL -- AND IT'S LOOKING AS IF IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE AN INCREASE TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR BECAUSE A LOT OF TIME WITH THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS YOU SEE THOSE GO UP. SO THIS IS NORMAL BECAUSE YOU HAVE A FEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT ARE NEW OR BUILT EVERY YEAR THAT ARE INCREASING THE TIMES AND NUMBERS SO IT'S UP SLIGHTLY EVERY YEAR. AS WELL AS THE RECYCLING WHICH IS ALWAYS -- A GOOD SIGN. FINALLY I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT RECYCLE RIGHT AND I HAD THIS LINE UP HERE. SO THAT PICTURE ON THE RIGHT OF THE CONVEYOR BELT, IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICES RECOVERY FACILITY OR RECYCLING PROCESS IT'S REALLY NEAT AND YOU CAN TAKE TOURS. THERE'S A LOT OF CONVEYOR BELTS HERE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, HOSES, SLIDES GOT KANGAROOS, EVEN THE PLASTIC BAGS AREN'T GOOD FOR THOSE SYSTEMS. DO THEY HAVE RECYCLABLE VALUE TO THEM? YES, BUT WHAT THEY DO IS THEY CAN REALLY STOP THE MACHINES WHICH IS THEN DOWNTOWN AND THEN INCREASE EXPENSES. AND LITHIUM BATTERIES, I'M SURE YOU HEARD A LOT OF THIS IN THE NEWS BUT LITHIUM BATTERIES SPONTANEOUSLY CATCH FIRE. IT CAN HAPPEN IN TRUCKS WHICH ARE EXPENSIVE ... THEY CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE. SO PLEASE DON'T THROW YOUR LITHIUM BATTERIES IN YOUR RECYCLING CONTAINER OR YOUR TRASH CONTAINER. YOU CAN COLLECT THERE'S DIFFERENT SPOTS WITHIN THE COUNTY IN CALLAHAN AS WELL AS IN YULEE WHERE THEY HAVE CONVENIENCE CENTRES OR DROP OFF CENTRES WHERE YOU CAN TAKE THE LITHIUM BATTERIES PICK THE STATE OF RECYCLING MARKET, TEN YEARS AGO, THESE WERE VERY DIFFERENT BECAUSE CHINA RECEIVED ABOUT 40% OF THE WORLD'S RECYCLABLE ITEMS. WE PUT IT ON BARGES, SENT TO CHINA, THEY PAY US FOR IT. PROBLEM WAS THEY START TO GET A LOT OF CONTAMINATION IN THE MATERIAL SO THEY EVENTUALLY SAID NO MORE SO WHEN YOU LOSE 40% OF THE DEMAND FOR THE COMMODITIES, YOU KNOW, THINGS GO DOWN. OTHER MARKETS WOULD OPEN UP BUT WE REALLY STILL HAVEN'T RECOVERED COMPLETELY FROM THAT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF COST ASSOCIATED WITH RECYCLING WHEREAS BEFORE, THE VALUE OF THE COMMODITIES WERE SO HIGH THAT NOT ONLY COVERED THE PROCESSING FEES BUT THEN THERE WAS A REBATE THAT WAS BEING PAID BACK TO MUNICIPALITIES THOSE DAYS ARE GONE. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA IT'S ABOUT $160 A TON TO RECYCLE TWO PROCESS RECYCLING MATERIALS PICK TO THE LANDFILL IT WOULD BE ABOUT 42,000. SO MANY CELEBRITIES HAVE DONE AWAY WITH RECYCLABLE CLAY COUNTY, AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES -- I'M NOT ADVOCATING FOR THAT PICK IT'S JUST BEING AWARE OF TRYING TO RECYCLE THAT. ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND HEAVIEST COMPONENTS OF THE RECYCLING STRAIN IS GLASS AND UNFORTUNATELY GLASS, BECAUSE THEY ADDED SO MANY DIFFERENT COLOURS TO IT OVER THE YEARS, THE VALUE GOES DOWN. THERE'S REALLY ONLY VALUE IN CLEAR GLASS. REPUBLIC SERVICES STILL RECEIVES GLASS BUT HERE'S WHAT THEY DO WITH IT. THEY RECEIVE IT THEY PUT IT ON TRANSPORT TRUCKS. TRANSPORT IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FORT MYERS AND PAY SOMEBODY TO TAKE THE STRATEGIC MATERIALS AND THEN THEY USE IT TO I ASKED SOMEONE FROM THERE HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED NOT RECEIVING GLASS? AND THEY SAID WE LOOKED AT IT BUT THE TRUTH IS EVEN IF YOU TELL PEOPLE NOT TO DO IT THEY STILL DO IT ANYWAYS. SO IT IS WHAT IT IS. TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY TRY TO RECYCLE RIGHT, I HAVE A PSYCHIC THROW IT OUT WHEN IN DOUBT. THE ENVIRONMENT IS NOT GOING TO IMPLODE BECAUSE YOU'RE REALLY DOING A GOOD JOB HERE AT 80% PARTICIPATION. SO THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION I DON'T KNOW IF IF WE CAN HAVE A Q&A. I THINK THE CITY IS GOING TO FOLLOW WITH A YARD WASTE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU GREG. [00:30:03] AS MENTIONED. [INDISTINCT] YOU'LL SEE IN THE BUDGET THOSE POSITIONS IN THE CITY ORGANISATIONAL CHART PROVIDING THOSE COLLECTION SERVICES. IT'S A $4 MILLION BUDGET TO PROVIDE SERVICES ACROSS THE BOARD TO ALL CITY RESIDENTS SO GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND APPRECIATE IT. THIS IS REQUIRED FOR THE CONTRACTS ONCE A YEAR AND THIS CONTRACT GOES UNTIL 2028. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT MOVES US ON TO ITEM 4.5, [ 4.5 PRESENTATION — Capital goals and operational Goals Update — City staff will provide capital goals and operational goals updates. ] PRESENTATION CAPITAL GOALS AND OPERATIONAL GOALS UPDATE. >> THAT'S ME. JEREMIAH IS GOING TO HELP TO. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO SPEND A BIT MORE TIME REVIEWING THE STRATEGIC GOALS AND PRIORITIES, BASICALLY TO CLOSE OUT OF THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR AND TALK THROUGH WHAT WE ESTABLISHED I WANT TO START OFF JUST BY BRIEFLY REVIEWING LAST YEAR, A LOT OF LAST YEAR'S WERE COMPLETED IN SOME DIDN'T ROLL FORWARD. THE REPLACEMENT ROLL FORWARD, THE SEA DESIGN OBVIOUSLY ROLLED FORWARD. DOWNTIME REVITALISATION DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY ROLL FORWARD BUT WE KNOW WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS THAT RECENTLY AWARDED THE DESIGN OF THE WATERLINE REPLACEMENT AND NEXT YEAR'S PROPOSED BUDGET WE HAVE ABOUT $350,000 SET ASIDE TO START SOME UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC WORK. ON OPERATIONAL SIDE OF THINGS, MOST OF OUR HUMAN RESOURCE CALLS WERE COMPLETED. OUR CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS WERE COMPLETED. STRENGTHENING OUR ARA COLLECTION WAS COMPLETED. IMPLEMENTING THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, WE'RE NEARING IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT PROGRAM. THAT SOFTWARE HAS BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT BUT MR. WALKER ADVISED ME WE'RE ONLY A FEW WEEKS AWAY FROM IMPLEMENTING THAT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. THEN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARKING PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED AND MR. GLEASON HAS SOME DATA TO SHARE WITH YOU. >> THANK YOU. WORKING THROUGH -- IT'S HARD TO PRESENT WITHOUT A SCREEN BUT SOME NUMBERS, MISS KIMBALL MENTIONED NEW INFORMATION ON THE PARKING NUMBERS 142 INTO THE GROSS REVENUE CLEAR OVER A MILLION DOLLARS A $1,000,000.15000 PER 80% COMING FROM PARKING WITH ABOUT 200,000 OF THAT COMING FROM PERMITS. OF COURSE THAT IS GROSS. WITH VARIABLE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM AND THAT'S YOUR TRANSACTION, SALES TAX AND ALSO -- A FLAT $27,000 A MONTH FOR THOSE SERVICES. JULY WAS JUST POSTED SO WE RECEIVED A NET POSITIVE NET REVENUE, CLEAR ALL EXPENSES JUST UNDER $600,000.580000 PIXEL INTERESTING DATA ON WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM. FROM JACKSONVILLE, 88% OF THE MONEY COLLECTED IS THROUGH TRANSIENT, THROUGH -- THE BULK COMING FROM JACKSONVILLE, SAINT AUGUSTINE'S NEXT, PRETTY MUCH THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGION. AVERAGING 910 TRANSACTIONS A DAY AND THE AVERAGE STAYS WRITING TWO HOURS AND AS OF YESTERDAY WE HAD OVER 152,000 TRANSACTIONS PER AND TRANSACTIONS ENGAGEMENT, EXCLUDING PERMITS. 901 PAGE CITATIONS AND THERE'S BEEN ZERO CITATIONS APPEALS. SO AGAIN THAT'S 140 UPDATE. FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS OF HARD ENFORCEMENT. THE PROGRAM BEGAN MID-FEBRUARY FIRST OF THE MONTH WITH SOFT ENFORCEMENT, A GRACE PERIOD SO A LITTLE UP TO DATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE PAID PARKING PROGRAM. READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. APOLOGIES FOR THE LACK OF DISPLAY. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES HERE BUT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH IT. >> JOYCE TUTEN PASSING OUT TO YOU SUMMARISES WHAT THE DAILY AVERAGE LOOK LIKE, WEEKLY AVERAGE IS ABOUT 6300 TRANSACTIONS WITH OVER 900 TRANSACTIONS A DAY AND THROUGH YESTERDAY, 152,000 TOTAL TRANSACTIONS AND 802,000 GROSS REVENUE ON THOSE HOURLY TRANSACTIONS I JUST ANALYSED THAT BY TAKING EACH DAY TIMES 52 WEEKS IN THE YEAR, SO PROJECTED GROSS REVENUE OF 1.6 MILLION. [00:35:06] THE NEXT CHART TO THE RIGHT HAS THEIR DAILY HIGH COUNTS, JUST LOOKING BACK AT OUR PEAK DAYS SINCE FEBRUARY, OUR HIGHEST SUNDAY WAS MOTHER'S DAY. MOST OF THE REST OF THE PEAK DAYS WERE DURING SPRING BREAK FOURTH OF JULY WAS OUR PEAK FRIDAY. OUR HIGHEST DAY EVER WAS SATURDAY DURING SPRING BREAK WITH 1870 TRANSACTIONS IN A SINGLE DAY. THE CHARTS BELOW JUST SHOW YOU THE WEEKLY GRAPH OF TRANSACTIONS. THE ONE ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE ACTUAL IMPACT, TOOK THE THREE DAY CLOSURE FOR SHRIMP FEST OUT AND SINGLE DAY CLOSURE FOR JULY FOURTH OUT. AND THE SECOND CHART ON THE RIGHT, I JUST ADJUSTED THAT TO INCLUDE AVERAGE FOR THOSE DAYS JUST TO SEE WHAT THE TREND LINE WOULD LOOK LIKE WITHOUT THOSE TWO SPIKES, THOSE TWO DECREASES SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE AVERAGE TREND LINE LOOKS LIKE BUT THAT'S A GOOD SNAPSHOT OF THE FREQUENCY OF USE AND JEREMIAH MENTIONED 88% OF THE TRANSACTIONS ARE NON-LOCAL TRANSACTIONS PRIMARILY DRIVEN FROM JACKSONVILLE PIER CONTINUING ON CALCULATE ME PASS OUT -- >> CAN I ASK A PAID PARKING QUESTION? OUR PROJECTED NET FOR THE YEAR MAYBE SOMEWHERE JUST OVER 1 MILLION. >> JUST OVER A MILLION I BELIEVE PREDICTED ABOUT 1.1 MILLION. >> I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT IF THAT'S OKAY. I LOOK BACK AT THE CONTRACT, THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR PARKING AND THEY PROJECTED THAT WE WOULD NET 1.8 BUT THEY ALSO WANTED US TO CHARGE $3 PER SPOT, NOT $2 PER SPOT AND THEY ALSO WANTED US TO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER HOURS ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY CALCULI SHORTENED IT A LOT. ALSO THEY DIDN'T WANT US TO GIVE TWO FREE PARKING PERMITS TO RESIDENTS. THEY WANT RESIDENTS TO BARE MINIMUM PAY TO $24 ADMIN FEE BUT WE DECIDED TO HAVE PARKING PROGRAM PAY FOR THE RESIDENTS. IF WE'RE REDUCING OUR STREET TRANSIENT BY -- OUR NET IS GOING TO GO DOWN. SO I'M VERY HAPPY. THANK YOU. >> CONTINUING ON WITH THE CAPITAL GOALS FOR CURRENT YEAR, WE HAVE THE DEMOLITION REPLACEMENT, WHICH YOU KNOW WE JUST AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR. THE ACTUAL SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT IS EXPECTED IN THE COMING WEEKS WITH CONSTRUCTION STARTING SHORTLY THEREAFTER. SEAWALL DESIGN IS SUBMITTED FOR PERMITTING. WE'RE WAITING TO RECEIVE THAT PERMIT SO THAT GRANT WON'T BE CLOSED OUT UNTIL THAT CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED. AND THEN CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEAWALL SEGMENT ONE WHICH IS THE FAR SOUTH END IS OUT TO BID. WE EXPECT TO BRING YOU THAT SEPTEMBER MEETING FOR AWARD. MORE SOCCER FIELDS, THE UPDATE IS THAT WE HAVE THE DRAWING COMPLETED FROM OUR DESIGN ENGINEERS AND THEY'LL BE SECURING THREE APPRAISALS THAT ARE REQUIRED OF THE PROPERTY. THE POINT WE HAVE THOSE THREE APPRAISALS IN HERE, WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR DIRECTION ON WHETHER YOU WANT US TO SUBMIT THAT TO THE FAA FOR FORMAL APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE. THE ACQUISITION OF THE PARCEL AT 115 SOUTH SECOND STREET HAS BEEN COMPLETED. WE CLOSED ON THAT AND COMPLETED THE HTC REVIEW. THE INVITATION TO BID FOR DEMOLITION HAS BEEN ISSUED AND THOSE ARE DUE BACK IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS SO WE WILL BRING BACK TO YOU AN AWARD OF BID FOR DEMOLITION HERE IN SEPTEMBER. MOVING ON TO THE OPERATIONAL ROLES WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING. WE'RE WORKING TO IDENTIFY THE PROCESSES THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST COMPLAINTS AND THEN HAVE CERTAINLY STARTED SHARING OUR VISION AND EXPECTATIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENTS IDENTIFIED FOR IMPROVING CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THOSE AREAS. >> CAN I JUST SAY THAT LAST TIME THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE -- I. WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO HEAR THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT SAY THAT THEY'LL START TO DO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEYS ON COMPLETED THINGS WHICH IS A HUGE STEP FOR THEM AND FOR THE CITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. [00:40:03] >> EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UNDER THE HEADING OF REGAINING PUBLIC TRUST WHICH I THINK IS THE MOST CHALLENGING ONE WE HAD, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST A CITY ISSUE IT'S AN ISSUE NATIONWIDE BUT WE BROKE THAT INTO THREE AREAS. ONE IS COMMUNICATION, TWO IS EDUCATION AND THREE IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SO UNDER COMMUNICATION WE WANT TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT INFORMATION ON ALL AVAILABLE OUTLETS. WE HAVE INCREASED OUR MEDIA ENGAGEMENT HOLDING MONTHLY MEDIA SESSIONS HERE AT CITY HALL TO JUST HAVE IT OPEN DIALOGUE WITH ALL OF OUR MEDIA OUTLETS. EXPANDING THE USE OF VIDEO, VIDEOS HAVE HIGHER REACH AND HIGHER CLICKS THROUGH ALL SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR NON-SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH. NOT EVERYBODY IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO REACH THOSE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T. THEN WE'RE ALSO DEVELOPING PLANS FOR PROJECT SPECIFIC COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES. THEY'RE WORKING TO GIVE US SOME PROPOSALS ON SPECIFIC COMMUNICATION PLANS WHEN WE NEED THEM ON HIGH INTEREST PROJECTS. UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF EDUCATION, WE RESTARTED THE CITIZEN'S ACADEMY THAT IS GOING WONDERFULLY, ALL 30 SLOTS WERE FILLED AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN DOING IT THE NEXT TIME WE OFFER IT. HOLDING REGULAR TOWN HALL SESSIONS WE'VE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF THOSE ON SPECIAL WORKSHOPS AS NEEDED. AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT I NEGLECTED TO BRING THIS CHART WITH YOU BUT WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY PROMOTING OUR STAFF BEING ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY ON A MONTHLY BASIS. WE HAVE A REALLY BIG LIST OF ALL THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS THAT WE'VE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN AND THE ONES PLANNED IN THE COMING MONTHS. SO I'LL SHARE THAT WITH YOU IN AN EMAIL. CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER IMPLEMENTATION, WE HAVE DRAFTED THAT POSITION DESCRIPTION IDENTIFY THE PAY SCALE PLACEMENT AND INCLUDED IT IN PROPOSED BUDGET. IF THAT'S APPROVED AND THE FINAL BUDGET, MOVE INTO RECRUITMENT AND ONBOARDING AND REALLY SETTING THE PROGRAM GOALS AND OUTCOMES THAT WE WANT TO SEE THROUGH THAT POSITION. LAST OPERATIONAL GOAL WAS TRANSITION AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THIS ONE IS COMPLETE. WE DID THAT TRANSITION IN ABOUT SIX WEEKS BUT ALL OF THE HUMAN OPERATIONAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL TRANSITIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE NEVER WORKED IN A GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM BEFORE SAID THERE'S SOME TRAINING THAT ARE ONGOING AS FAR AS BUDGETING, REQUISITIONS TO PURCHASE ORDERS, INVOICE PAYMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. OVERALL WE'VE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE TRANSITION. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON ANY OF THESE AREAS. >> THANK YOU MISS CAMPBELL APPEARED LOTS OF PROJECTS TO GO THROUGH THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING FROM OUR LIST OF CAPITAL GOALS AND OPERATIONAL GOALS? >> I APPRECIATE THE REPORT I APPRECIATE -- ON ASSIGNING PROJECTS AND WORKING THROUGH AND BRINGING THEM TO COMPLETION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR THE CONSENT AGENDA] >> REQUEST TO SPEAK. WE WILL MOVE ALONG TO ITEM FIVE. THIS ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO IF YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE AND HAVEN'T SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO SPEAK. YOU CAN DO SO NOW. IF YOU'RE SPEAKING ON THE AGENDA, I'LL BE CALLING YOUR CARD LATER. >> HELLO, COMMISSIONERS, SHARING MORE INFORMATION WITH YOU ABOUT THE SAFETY AND SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS INSTALLED ACROSS FERNANDINA BEACH AND USED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THESE CAMERAS RECORD ALL ACTIVITY 24 OVER 7365 WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THOSE BEING RECORDED. THEY TREAT US ALL LIKE WE'RE CRIMINALS. NO INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATES THE SAFETY CAMERAS DECREASE CRIME DESPITE CORPORATE LAW ENFORCEMENT CLAIMS. CAMERAS DON'T PREVENT CRIME, THEY'RE JUST CAMERAS. 50 CLAIMS IT'S LICENSE PLATE READERS ONLY SERVED CARS THEY SAY IT CAN PICK UP CAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER RACE AND APPROXIMATE HIDDEN RATES FOR SAFETY PROMISES IT DOESN'T DO THAT WE HAVE TO DO IS TAKE THEIR WORD FOR IT. CAMERAS ALSO RECORD AUDIO, EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY WITHOUT CONSENT. CONDITIONAL LICENCE PLATES IMAGES OF CARS CAN BE SENT THROUGH SAFETIES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY MAKE MODEL COLOUR, BUMPER STICKERS, MODIFICATIONS, DAMAGE, ALL OF WHICH BECOME SEARCHABLE BY THOUSANDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL. ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SAFETY CAMERAS CREATE A FINGERPRINT FOR YOUR CAR. [00:45:02] WOULD IT BE OKAY WITH A PRIVATE COMPANY TAKING OUR ACTUAL FINGERPRINTS HERE IN FRONT OF NINA BEACH? AS MUCH TIME AS WE SPEND IN OUR CAR IT'S ABOUT THE SAME THING. LAW ENFORCEMENT INCLUDING IN FLORIDA CONTINUES ABUSING THE DATA COLLECTED BY CAMERAS THE LATEST EXAMPLE I CAN FIND COMING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA IN LATE JULY WHERE AN OFFICER WAS USING THIS DATA TO STOP THE GIRLFRIEND OF AN EX. YOU CAN TRACK PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS BY THESE CAMERAS. THAT'S THE PROBLEM AND HOW THEY'RE NETWORKED ACROSS THE COUNTRY LAW ENFORCEMENT PROMISES THE PUBLIC IT HAS PROCEDURES TO PREVENT THESE ABUSES, PROCEDURES THAT ARE ROUTINELY BROKEN BECAUSE COPS ARE JUST PEOPLE LIKE THE REST OF US HERE CUPS IN DEPARTMENTS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAFETY APP AND CAN PUT IT ON THEIR PERSONAL CELL PHONE AND TRACK PEOPLE AROUND THE CLOCK FROM THEIR PHONE IF THEY WANT TO. REMEMBER THAT GOES FOR THE HUNDREDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AROUND THE COUNTRY FERDINAND BEACH POLICE ARE SHARING THEIR DATA WITH MEANING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA COLLECTED JUST FOR EXAMPLE BY THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA AT THE INTERSECTION OF CENTER STREET AND ELSEWHERE. DATA ALSO ROUTINELY SHARED WITH UNREGULATED THIRD PARTIES TO THE PRIVATE COMPANY MEANING THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO OUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND OUR MOVEMENTS. YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITY. I'M ASKING YOU TO DO THAT BY REQUIRING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO END ITS USE OF SAFETY CAMERAS AND REMOVE THEM FROM FERNANDINA BEACH. THE BACKLASH AGAINST THESE CAMERAS IS GROWING NATIONWIDE AND ENCOURAGING YOU TO TAKE THIS ACTION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE HERE BECOMES FULLY AWARE OF HOW IT'S BEING WATCHED AND POTENTIALLY TRACKED AROUND THE CLOCK AND HOW YOU'RE ALLOWING IT. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE STACY BROWN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON I'M STACY BROWN. I'M GOING TO JUST SHARE A FEW OF THE AGENCIES THAT THESE CAMERAS ARE SHARING INFORMATION TO A RESIDENTS. WE'LL BE TENNESSEE AUTHORITY POLICE DEPARTMENT FEDERAL AGENCY. POSTAL SERVICE OHIO AIR FORCE BASE DRUG TASK FORCE OF TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE DEPARTMENT, GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, ADAMS COUNTY ILLINOIS SHERIFF'S OFFICE, MICHIGAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, ALABAMA LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE ALABAMA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. ALBUM POLICE DEPARTMENT ALBANY, GEORGIA, POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE COOK COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA SHERIFF'S OFFICE. KENTUCKY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ALTAVISTA VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. IOWA POLICE DEPARTMENT COOK TEXAS POLICE DEPARTMENT. AMBERLEY VILLAGE OHIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, ANA TEXAS POLICE DEPARTMENT. ANOTHER COUNTY OF MICHIGAN, APEX NORTH CAROLINA POLICE DEPARTMENT. FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT COOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA POLICE DEPA DEPARTMENT. ARLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IN WASHINGTON, ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA POLICE DEPARTMENT, ASHVILLE ALABAMA POLICE DEPARTMENT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, POLICE DEPARTMENT, ATLANTA -- ATLANTIC BEACH FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT. ATLANTIC FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, ILLINOIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, NORTH CAROLINA SHERIFF'S OFFICE, FLORIDA SHERIFF'S OFFICE, GEORGIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE, GEORGIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CARROLL COUNTY GEORGIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE COBB COUNTY FLORIDA SHERIFF'S OFFICE BAY HARBOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. SAINT LOUIS POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE DEPARTMENT TEXAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ... TO NAME A FEW. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP I HAVE AISHA. [00:50:11] >> HELLO ERIKA. TERRIBLE WRITING I APOLOGISE. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FERNANDINA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL YOU DO TO KEEP US SAFE, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL. I AM ALSO HERE WITH A GROUP OF CONCERNED CITIZENS TO OPPOSE THE NON-CONSENSUAL COLLECTION AND SHARING OF OUR PRIVATE DATA AND IMAGES. AND PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE COLLECTION OF AUDIO AND VISUAL IMAGES OF MINORS. AM CONCERNED FOR MINORS AND ALSO THE LIABILITY OF OUR STUDY. AM ALSO HERE TO READ A LIST OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE GETTING THIS NON-CONSENSUAL RECORDING OF MINORS. CHEROKEE COUNTY GEORGIA. SHERIFF'S OFFICE. CITY OF SIERRA ARIZONA CLAIBORNE COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SHERIFF'S OFFICE. CLARKSVILLE, INDIANA, POLICE DEPARTMENT CLARKSVILLE VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT CLAY COUNTY FLORIDA SHERIFF'S OFFICE. CLAYTON, GEORGIA, POLICE DEPARTMENT. CLAYTON, NORTH CAROLINA, POLICE DEPARTMENT, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, POLICE DEPARTMENT. CLEVELAND COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA SHERIFF'S OFFICE CLEVELAND, OHIO, DIVISION OF POLICE. CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE, POLICE DEPARTMENT, CLINTON, CONNECTICUT, POLICE DEPARTMENT. TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT CLINTON TOWNSHIP NEW JERSEY POLICE DEPARTMENT. CLINTWOOD VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. CLOVER SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE DEPARTMENT. CLOVIS NEW MEXICO POLICE DEPARTMENT COBB COUNTY GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT COCKE COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, COCOA BEACH FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT COCOA FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT, COCONUT CREEK FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT, COFFEE COUNTY GEORGIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE. COFFEE COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. COFFEYVILLE KANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT. COLBERT COUNTY ALABAMA SHERIFF'S OFFICE. COLERAIN TOWNSHIP POLICE OHIO. GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT COLLEGEDALE TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY FLORIDA SHERIFF'S OFFICE COLORADO STATE PATROL. GEORGIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE COLUMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA SHERIFF'S OFFICE COLUMBIA COUNTY WISCONSIN SHERIFF'S OFFICE. COLUMBUS COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA SHERIFF'S OFFICE. YOU CAN STOP ME WHEN I'M OUT OF TIME. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, POLICE DEPARTMENT COLUMBUS, NORTH CAROLINA, POLICE DEPARTMENT. GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT CONCORD NORTH CAROLINA POLICE DEPARTMENT CONWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA, POLICE DEPARTMENT. COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE, POLICE DEPARTMENT COOLIDGE, GEORGIA, POLICE DEPARTMENT COPIAH COUNTY MISSISSIPPI SHERIFF'S OFFICE. CORAL SPRINGS FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT, GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT COWETA COUNTY GEORGIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA SHERIFF'S OFFICE CRAWFORD TOWN NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT. NORTH CAROLINA POLICE DEPARTMENT, CRESTVIEW FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHRIS COUNTY GEORGIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE COLLIERVILLE, TENNESSEE, POLICE DEPARTMENT, ... CROWLEY, TEXAS,. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP MR. ETHAN JOHNSON. >> GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. ETHAN JOHNSON. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU GUYS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORTING THE OMISSION OF TRACK 501.03 AND HISTORIC FERNANDINA BEACH. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT READ YOUR OPPORTUNITIES THIS YEAR AND THE FLORIDA GOVERNOR CAN NOMINATE TRUCKS TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER, ONLY 340 TRUCKS CAN BE NOMINATED OUT OF ROUGHLY 1360 APPEARED TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE IN AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE, THE TRACK TEST TO FALL BELOW A CERTAIN MFI RATIO, THAT RATIO BEING 70% MFI BEING MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME OF THE AREA ENCOMPASSED BY, WHICH IS DUVAL AND THE MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IS $106,000. AVERAGE INCOME IS ROUGHLY TWO-THIRDS OF THAT. SO BRINGING PRIVATE INVESTMENT TAX DOLLARS, NOT GRANTS INTO THE COMMUNITY BY GIVING INVESTORS, BUSINESS OWNERS, DEVELOPERS AN [00:55:03] OPPORTUNITY TO USE CAPITAL GAINS AS A TOOL TO BUILD BUSINESSES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MULTIASSET PROPERTIES IN THE CITY. OUR COUNTY IS DESIGNATED AS A RURAL COUNTY BY THE GOVERNOR. SO WE QUALIFY FOR ENHANCED INCENTIVES. ALSO MAKES IT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR RENOVATIONS TO BE DONE TO PROPERTIES TO MEET THE SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT THRESHOLD HERE SO I WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE NOMINATION ON DRAFTING A DOCUMENT TO SEND TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, ALMOST COMPLETED. I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS WHEN I FINISH AND I THINK THE DOCUMENT -- THE RESOLUTION COULD GO A LONG WAY. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP MISS ROBIN LANCE. >> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR ANTUN COMMISSIONERS, I AM ROBIN LANCE. I WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT TO COMMISSIONER ASKEW'S COMMENTS HE MADE AT THE MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO. HE GRACIOUSLY DRILLED DOWN INTO COUNTY TAX VERSUS CITY TAX TO DEBUNK THE VERBIAGE THAT I SAY CITY CITIZENS PAY ALL THE COUNTY TAXES. I WILL REVISE THAT TO SAY AN UNINCORPORATED COUNTY RESIDENTS CURRENTLY PAY A 2.2087 MILLION TO COVER THEIR MUNICIPAL SERVICES LIKE POLICE AND FIRE. CITY CITIZENS IN OUR CITY ARE PAYING THIS YEAR 4.6849 ACCORDING TO MY TAX BILL, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE COUNTY MUNICIPAL SERVICES FEE. OUR CITY HAS SERVICES BEYOND POLICE AND FIRE. WE JUST HEARD GREG DISCUSS OUR TRASH AND RECYCLING, OUR STREETS THAT JEREMIAH ALWAYS CONCERNED -- AND ALSO PARKS AND REC THAT WE END UP SHARING WITH MANY COUNTY CITIZENS THAT WE AS CITY CITIZENS PAY FOR. ALLOW ME TO SHARE SOME OTHER NUMBERS, I DIDN'T AND JUST GET THESE NUMBERS FROM THE AIR, THEY'RE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DATA THROUGH THE MONTH OF JUNE AND THIS IS AVAILABLE IN THEIR APP AND IT GETS SENT TO ALL OF YOU COMMISSIONERS. YEAR TO DATE, THROUGH THE MONTH OF JUNE, I HAVEN'T SEEN THE JULY NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY JUST POSTED IT BUT THROUGH THE MONTH OF JUNE BECAUSE OF OUR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT, THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH RENT 472 COUNTY EMERGENCY CALLS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, DID WE GET MONEY BACK FOR THAT? WE DO NOT. WE MIGHT RECOUP SOME THROUGH SOME BILLING. WHEN THEY ARE AWAY, BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAVE ONE STATION, WHEN WE ARE AWAY AND PUTS OUR -- BOTH STATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF, THEY HAVE TO RUN CALLS FOR US 157 CALLS THROUGH JUNE FOR US. SO I WANT TO RECAP, 472 TO 157. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU SIT UP THERE AND NOT UNDERSTAND HOW NUMBERS WORK AND OUR CITY RUNS THREE CALLS FOR THE COUNTY FOR EVERY ONE CALL THEY RUN FOR US. YES, UNINCORPORATED COUNTY TAXPAYERS PAY 2.20 MILLS IN COUNTY TAXES BUT THE CITY IS STILL PARTIALLY FUNDING THEIR FIRE SERVICES. I DON'T HAVE THE POLICE DATA BUT IT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO COLLECTING FEES FROM NON-CITY RESIDENTS IN THIS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. AND FOR THE FIVE UNIT YOU HAVE FOR THAT RIGHT OVER THE COMMUNITY CALLS FOR IT AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, IT'S BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND THANK YOU. LASTLY COMMISSIONER ASKEW COMMENTED, WHAT HE SAID WRAPPING UP THE COMMENTS REMINDED ME OF THE SAYING, I I'LL JUST LEAVE YOU WITH THIS, YOU CAN'T START A FIRE AND THEN PUT IT OUT CLAIMING TO BE THE HERO, THAT'S HOW. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP CHRYSTIA,. >> AT LEAST THE FIRE DEPARTMENT UNINCORPORATED AREA THAT CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT COVERS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT DOWN CETRONIA, ALL BACK THERE FRIENDLY, CLINT THAT'S ALL COUNTY THE CITY COVERS AND [01:00:01] EVERYTHING ELSE. WHAT NOBODY REALLY SAYS OUT LOUD AND THE REASON WHY THOSE TWO DEPARTMENTS WERE GO WELL TOGETHER IS BECAUSE THE COUNTY SAYS TO THE CITY, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE THESE TRANSPORT UNITS. WHETHER THE COUNTY SAYING YOU CAN HAVE THESE TRANSPORT UNITS THE COUNTY COULD TAKE IT OVER RIGHT NOW WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN, COULD TURN AROUND AND SAY WE ARE TAKING BACK COUNTY TRANSPORT, GOING TO DO IT RIGHT NOW AND WE WILL JUST FIND LAND AND STICK OUR RESCUE UNITS ON IT AND YOU'LL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT THAT'S WHY WE WORK SO WELL TOGETHER AND THAT'S WHY NOBODY TALKS ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE HAVE A MUTUAL BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY TO RUN CALLS TOGETHER, SIMPLY FOR THAT REASON. BUT IF YOU WANT TO START POKING THE COUNTY BEAR WITH IT, I PROMISE YOU, THOSE FIVE WITH A STROKE OF A PEN, THEY HAVE ALL THE MONEY TO DO IT NOW I COULD TAKE THOSE RESCUE UNITS BACK IN A SECOND BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES WHO GIVE US THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED IN ORDER TO RUN THOSE RESCUES. SO LET'S BE CAREFUL WHAT WE ASK FOR OUT OF THE COUNTY BECAUSE THE COUNTY CAN TURN AROUND IN A MINUTE AND GET RID OF THOSE RESCUE UNITS AND PUT THEIR OWN THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE. SO ANYWAYS I DON'T WANT TO CLEAR THAT. THAT'S WHY WE WORK WELL TOGETHER. >> THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. NEXT UP IS MR. CAMERON. >> THIS IS BUILDING TRUST THROUGH TRANSPARENCY HERE THERE'S NO TRANSPARENCY ON THE SCREEN. >> IF I MAY CORRECT NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> MAYOR VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER, HERE, THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND THE RESIDENTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE TRUST IN COMMUNICATION. COVID-19 CAN CLOSE THOSE GAPS BY ADOPTING A REGULAR MONTHLY CITY PERFORMANCE DASHBOARD GIVEN THE COMMISSIONERS STAFF AND RESIDENTS CLEAR CONSISTENT VIEW OF HOW THE CITY'S PERFORMING. PAID PARKING -- ACCORDING TO THE REPORT WE JUST HEARD, OVER A MILLION DOLLARS -- I. DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN MY HEAD BUT BASICALLY PRODUCING REVENUE, GIVEN THE ORGANISED OPPOSITION, SUBSEQUENT POLICY CHANGES THAT MAYOR CAMPBELL ADDRESSED -- POLICY CHANGES WERE MADE TO ADDRESS FEEDBACK LIKE INFLATIONARY PRESSURES ... THE PROGRAM PERFORMED WELL AND REMAINS FINANCIALLY CREDIBLE. REVENUE WAS AHEAD OF EXPECTATIONS THE FOLLOWING MONTH -- BUT THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS THROWN OUT PICK EVIDENCE OF A PERSONAL FAILURE, IT MAY REFLECT SEASONAL CONDITIONS LIKE ECONOMIC FACTORS OR POLICY DECISIONS MADE AT THE ORIGINAL FINANCIAL MODEL WAS PREPARED PREPARED FOR EXAMPLE, SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE A CHART, THE WAR STARTED RIGHT AFTER -- GAS PRICES SHOT UP GAS IS $6 A GALLON THEN PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING. IT'S NOT THE SAME AS WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY -- THE EXPENSE OF THOSE BENEFITS AS DESCRIBED EARLIER, REPORTING. [INDISTINCT] NOT AGAINST A PLAN THE 2-YEAR-OLD. YOU CAN SAY THAT WAS THE BASE, HERE'S THE NEW FRAMEWORK, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING. MORE IMPORTANTLY, SINCE 2021, THE CITY'S BEEN HAMMERED FOR NOT CUTTING STAFF AND SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY PICK DATA FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOURCES SINCE 2021, NOMINAL APPROPRIATION WENT UP 50%, NOMINAL IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR INFLATION, DOWN 3.5% PICK LET THAT SINK IN. AFTER INFLATION, CITY EXPENDITURES ARE DOWN IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THESE FIGURES SHOULD IMPROVE THE GOVERNMENT IS OPERATING WELL OR NOT BUT THEY DO IDENTIFY THE QUESTIONS THAT WE OUGHT TO BE ASKING AND DEMONSTRATE THE NEED FOR CONSISTENT FINANCIAL STAFFING, SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY OUTCOME MEASURES. RESPECTFULLY RECOMMEND THAT THE COMMISSION AS STAFF TO DEVELOP PUBLISH A CITY WIDE PERFORMANCE DASHBOARD. >> THANK YOU. >> A FEW OF OUR LAST REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THE SAME TOPIC. >> SPEAKER-08: I'LL JUST EMPHASISE THAT WE'RE ASKING IF THERE'S ANY NEW INFORMATION TO BE BROUGHT JUST TO AVOID REPEATING INFORMATION PLEASE [01:05:04] PICK OUR NEXT SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THE LIST OF THE AGENCIES WHERE THE DATA IS BEING SENT TO. WE FOUND THAT THE RURAL 100 AGENCIES AND IT'S KIND OF EYE OPENING TO SEE WHERE DATA CAN BE SHARED. DAVID COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA SHERIFF'S OFFICE FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT. DAYTON, TENNESSEE, POLICE DEPARTMENT. DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT. COUNTY GEORGIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE. COUNTY MISSOURI SHERIFF'S OFFICE. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN GEORGIA. COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. DICKENSON COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE. TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, POLICE DEPARTMENT. DIXIE COUNTY FLORIDA SHERIFF'S OFFICE. DORAVILLE GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. ALABAMA POLICE DEPARTMENT. DOUGLAS COUNTY GEORGIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE. DUNN NORTH CAROLINA POLICE DEPARTMENT. DURANGO COLORADO POLICE DEPARTMENT. EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT. GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, EDGEWATER FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT. ELIZABETHTON TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT, LJ GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. OHIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, EMORY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS POLICE DEPARTMENT, EMPORIA VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, THIS CAN BE A COUNTY FLORIDA SHERIFF'S OFFICE. ALABAMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. FAIRFAX COUNTY VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA, POLICE DEPARTMENT, FAIRMOUNT INDIANA POLICE DEPARTMENT. FANNIN COUNTY GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. FARMVILLE VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. NORTH CAROLINA POLICE DEPARTMENT. FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION IN FLORIDA. THE FISH TOWN NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT. HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA, POLICE DEPARTMENT. FLORENCE ALABAMA POLICE DEPARTMENT. FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA SHERIFF'S OFFICE, FLORENCE SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE DEPARTMENT. OUR DATA CAN BE POSSIBLY SHARED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE'S ANY LIMITS TO WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IT. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP MR. MICHAEL. >> COMMISSIONERS, I'M GOING TO WRAP THIS UP HERE WHEN DID WE GO FROM LAND OF THE FREE, HOME OF THE BRAVE TO LAND OF THE WATCHED, HOME OF THE TRACT? YOU HAVE JUST HEARD ONLY REPRESENTS A SMALL PORTION OF THE MORE THAN 1100 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO DATA COLLECTED BY THOSE CAMERAS IN FERNANDINA BEACH. THE RESIDENTS OF FERNANDINA BEACH AND PEOPLE WHO VISIT THE CITY WERE NEVER ASKED OR THEY AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONWIDE VEHICLE TRACKING NETWORK, NOR WERE THEY TOLD WIDELY THIS INFORMATION WE SHARED OR GIVING A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CONSENT, OBJECT OR DEMAND LIMITS. PRIVACY SHOULD NOT DEPEND ON TRUST AND ASSURANCES ALONE. IT SHOULD BE PROTECTED TO ENFORCEABLE LAWS, INDEPENDENT AUDITS, TRANSPARENT REPORTING AND MEANINGFUL JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT, WITHOUT THESE SAFEGUARDS, THE PUBLIC IS BEING ASKED TO RELY ON PROMISES IT CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY. [01:10:04] PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD NOT REQUIRE EVERY PERSON WHO DRIVES THROUGH FERNANDINA BEACH POTENTIAL SUSPECT. OUR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES DESERVE MORE PROTECTION THAN THAT. PLEASE DIRECT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DISCONTINUE ITS USE OF SAFETY CAMERAS AND REMOVE THEM FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> HAVE NO OTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. IF ANYBODY WISHES TO SPEAK PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM AND YOU CAN SUBMIT A FORM AFTER OR WE WILL MOVE ALONG. [6. CONSENT AGENDA] ITEM SIX CONSENT AGENDA, WE JUST HAVE ONE, DISTRACT US FROM CONSENT OR DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE START THE VOTE THAT MOTION PASSES 50. FIRST READING OF 8.1, MASTER FEE [7.1 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AMENDMENT — NASSAU COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - RESOLUTION 2026-94 APPROVING NASSAU COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AMENDMENT CM3627 A1 FOR RECEIPT OF NASSAU COUNTY REVENUE AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TAX REVENUE TO PROVIDE OCEAN RESCUE SERVICES; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Approves Nassau County Board of County Commissioners Interlocal Agreement CM3627 A1 for receipt of Tourist Development tax revenue to support Ocean Rescue services, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026/2027, in the amount of $527,859.00. ] SCHEDULE, MISS CAMPBELL. >> I'M SORRY -- 7.1, AGREEMENT FOR COUNTY ORDER COMMISSIONERS. >> THANK YOU. I'M VERY PLEASED TO PRESENT THIS ITEM TO YOU TONIGHT CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2026-94, LONG AWAITED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WHICH UPDATES THE REIMBURSEMENT SCHEDULE FOR OCEAN RESCUE BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. AS THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE UPDATED THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TAX LAW LAST YEAR AND OPENED UP THE AVAILABILITY OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TAX TO BE SPENT TOWARDS OCEAN RESCUE ACTIVITIES, THIS IS THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT MAKES THAT CHANGE. THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT POTS OF MONEY THAT THE CITY WILL RECEIVE. THE COUNTY WILL CONTRIBUTE $270,000 THAT PORTION WILL BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY BASED ON THE CPI. IN ADDITION THERE'LL BE $10,000 CONTRIBUTION FOR EQUIPMENT OPERATING SUPPLIES AND LASTLY $300,000 IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TAX FOR A TOTAL OF $527,859, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE CAN I PLEASE START THE VOTE. [8.1 MASTER FEE SCHEDULE — ORDINANCE 2026-13 AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE 2026-06 BY AMENDING THE FEES FOR THE AIRPORT, BUILDING, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND BUSINESS SERVICES, City Clerk's Office, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, GOLF CLUB, Impact fees, MARINA, PARKS AND RECREATION, PLANNING AND CONSERVATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC WORKS - OPERATIONS, AND PUBLIC WORKS - UTILITIES, EXCLUDING WATER AND SEWER IMPACT FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Establishes the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Master Fee Schedule.] THAT PASSES 5-0. NO ITEM EIGHT THANK YOU COUNTY COMMISSION AS WELL AND APPRECIATE THE CHANGES THIS ABLE TO MAKE POSSIBLE THE SEARCH AND RESCUE PROGRAM. 8.1 IS OUR MASTER SCHEDULE. >> SPEAKER-04: >> CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 2026-13 AT FIRST READING THIS IS THE ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE FEE SCHEDULE. THE FEE CHANGES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW IN YOUR ATTACHMENT AND I'LL TURN IT OVER FOR THE FIRST READING. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU MANAGER CAMPBELL END. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA MASTER SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE 202-0606 BY AMENDING THE FEES FOR THE AIRPORT CONNECTOR BUILDING CODE ENFORCEMENT AND BUSINESS SERVICES, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, GOLF CLUB, IMPACT FEES, MARINA, PARKS AND RECREATION, PLANNING AND CONSERVATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS AND PUBLIC WORKS UTILITIES WHICH EXCLUDES WATER AND SEWER IMPACT FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 AUTHORISING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION ERRORS PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON ITEM 8.1? DO I HAVE A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? >> CAN YOU POINT TO ME TO THE IMPACT FEES OF WASTEWTER. >> THEY SAY EXCLUDING IMPACT FEES -- I MAY NOT HAVE SPOKEN CLEARLY BUT THAT'S EXCLUDING. >> SEEING NO ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, PLEASE START THE VOTE. [8.2 (Legislative) CODE AMENDMENT — CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES — ORDINANCE 2026-14 AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, SECTION 2-122 TO ALLOW THE TERMS OF OFFICE AND OTHER GOVERNING MATTERS FOR THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO BE SET BY RESOLUTION; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: amends Code of Ordinances Section 2-122 of allow the Youth Advisory Committee terms off office flexibility and other governing matters to be set by Resolution of the City Commission.] >> THAT MOTION PASSES 50 WHICH BRINGS US TO 8.2, LEGISLATIVE ITEM FOR CODE AMENDMENT WITH CHAPTER 2 ARTICLE THREE BOARDS COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES MISS CAMPBELL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS COORDINATION OF ORDINANCE 2026-14, FIRST READING, THE COMMISSIONER TUTEN [01:15:04] MEETING YOU DISCUSSED MAKING SOME CHANGES TO THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND WE AGREE THOSE ARE GREAT IDEAS. UNFORTUNATELY THE CHANGES ARE PROHIBITED UNDER THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. THERE LOCKED IN WITH OTHER BOARDS AND COMMITTEES THAT SET THE TERMS AND RULES AND THE NOMINATIONS FOR ALL BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. SO WHAT THIS RESOLUTION WOULD DO WOULD BE TO REMOVE THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM THAT LIST IN THE ORDINANCE AND THEN IF ADOPTED AFTER SECOND READING WE WOULD BRING YOU A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD SET FORTH HOW TO USE THE ADVISORY, WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE AND WHAT HOW THEY'RE SELECTED, COULD BE DONE GOING FORWARD ONCE WE MAKE THIS AMENDMENT TO THE CODE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND I'LL HAVE THIS PRINTED FOR FRUSTRATING. >> ORDINANCE 202-0614, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY AMENDING THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCE CHAPTER 2 ARTICLE THREE COMMISSIONS COMMITTEES SECTION 2-122 TO ALLOW TERMS OF OFFICE AND OTHER GOVERNING MATTERS FOR THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO BE SET BY RESOLUTION THE CITY COMMISSION AUTHORISING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? NO REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM THE AUDIENCE FOR OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> THIS IS FIRST READING ON. >> VERY GOOD. DO I HAVE A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE START THE [9.1 (Legislative) CODE AMENDMENT — CHAPTER 82, ARTICLE IV, STORMWATER UTILITY - ORDINANCE 2026-10 AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 82, UTILITIES, ARTICLE IV, STORMWATER UTILITY, TO CREATE DEFINITIONS FOR NEW STORMWATER RATE CALCULATIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW RATE CALCULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES; DELETING UTILITY CREDITS; AMENDING THE EXEMPTION PROVISIONS; AND AMENDING THE APPEAL PROVISION FOR STORMWATER FEES; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Amends Chapter 82, Article IV, Stormwater Utility to provide for a new rate structure for residential and non-residential developed properties.] VOTE THAT PASSES 55 AND ZERO WHICH BRINGS US TO ITEM 9.1, LEGISLATIVE CODE AMENDMENT FOR CHAPTER 82 ARTICLE FOR STORMWATER AND UTILITIES PICK MISS CAMPBELL AND MISS PRINCE. >> I WANT TO CONFIRM WE HAVE OUR TECHNOLOGY IN PLACE BECAUSE THIS REALLY DOES DEPEND ON THE VISUAL PRESENTATION. I THINK WE'RE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CLERK'S COMPUTER. DO WE HAVE A THUMBS UP? OKAY, WE'RE ABLE TO PRESENT. THANK YOU, WAS GOING TO ASK FOR A RECESS BUT WE ARE GOOD. SO THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 2026 DASH TEN AT SECOND READING, RELATED TO AMENDMENTS OF OUR STORMWATER UTILITY. MISTER RYAN SMITH ARE -- ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU PRESENTATION TONIGHT AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND HAVE MISS PRINCE DO THE SECOND READING BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT PRESENTATION. >> ORDINANCE 2026 ORDINANCE OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FERNANDO BEACH FLORIDA AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCE CHAPTER 82 UTILITIES ARTICLE FOUR, STORMWATER UTILITY TO CREATE DEFINITIONS FOR NEW STORMWATER RATE CALCULATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW RATE CALCULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, DELETING UTILITY CREDITS AMENDING THE EXEMPTION PROVISIONS AND AMENDING THE APPEAL PROVISIONS FOR STORMWATER FEES, AUTHORISING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION DISCRIMINATORS ERRORS PROVIDED FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THIS IS SECOND READING, SO AFTER THE PRESENTATION QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION. >> THANK YOU. WILL HAVE OUR PRESENTERS. >> MISS AMERICA COMMISSIONERS, UTILITY DIRECTOR, JOINED BY RYAN SMITH WITH WATER ANALYTICS. THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO KIND OF PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF EVERYTHING TO DATE REGARDING THE STORMWATER ORDINANCE FOR YOUR CONSID CONSIDERATION. SO CAN YOU CLICK THROUGH? >> CAN YOU NOT MAKE A SLIDE S SHOW? >> JUST SOME BACKGROUND, CURRENT CHART WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2020 WITH THE STORMWATER ORDINANCE FIRST ENACTED, THE STORMWATER PROVIDE CITY WIDE RANGE SERVICES, TOWARD SUPPORTING PUBLIC SAFETY, ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FOLLOWING, AS A COASTAL LAW SYSTEM SUBJECT TO A -- RAINFALL EVENTS, IT'S BECOMING MORE CRITICAL. THE DEPARTMENT'S ENTERPRISE FUND, OPERATES SOLELY BASED ON REVENUE GENERATED OF THE USER FEES. SO FAR IN THIS PROCESS, YOU KNOW, WE PRESENTED TO YOU THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN THAT WAS [01:20:03] AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS, THAT WAS A STAFF LED PROCESS THAT WAS PRESENTED IN COMMISSIONER WORKSHOP ON FEBRUARY THIRD. THIS IS THE FINANCIAL NEEDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT MOVING FORWARD, DEEP DIVE INTO MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, MEETING OUR NEEDS AS WELL AS A COMPREHENSIVE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PROGRAM AND ESTABLISH WHAT THOSE FINANCIAL NEEDS WERE FOR THE DEPARTMENT. THAT WAS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION COMMISSION ON APRIL SEVENTH. THE STORMWATER STUDY FOLLOWED THAT. THAT WAS THE FINANCIAL NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THOSE DEPARTMENT NEEDS. THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WATER ANALYTICS PRESENTED COMMISSION WORKSHOP ON APRIL SEVENTH. THAT LED TO THE STORMWATER ORDINANCE WHICH BRINGS US HERE TONIGHT. THAT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO THE COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING ON JULY SEVENTH AND BACK AGAIN THIS EVENING FOR AN UPDATE ON THAT. GOING TO HAND OFF TO RYAN HERE FOR THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION. >> MAYOR VICE MAYOR COMMISSIONERS THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME I AM RYAN SMITH. FIRST I DO WANT TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO YOUR STAFF. HONESTLY IN THE CITY YOU ALL HAVE EXCELLENT STAFF THAT CARE, THAT RESPOND, THEY'RE HELPFUL AND REALLY WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I DON'T SEE THAT EVERYWHERE. A BIT ABOUT MY BACKGROUND, ACTUALLY I GREW UP IN THE UTILITY INDUSTRY. MY DAD WAS THE UTILITY DIRECTOR AND AFTER SCHOOL I USED TO WALK TO THE WASTEWATER PLANT AND WE HAD EMERGENCY BRAKES I WOULD HAVE TO RIDE WITH THEM AFTER HOURS, YOU KNOW, WAKE ME UP AND HAVE TO GO UP TO STATION REPAIRS SO I KIND OF GREW UP IN THE UTILITY INDUSTRY. FROM THERE, I'VE BEEN PREPARING GREAT STUDIES FOR OVER 15 YEARS, WORKED FOR OVER 140 DIFFERENT UTILITIES NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AS WELL. I ALSO SERVED AS THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE FLORIDA SECTION OF IWW A. SO I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT UTILITIES AND I WAS REALLY HONOURED TO PREPARE THE STUDY FOR THE STORMWATER SYSTEM. THE SLIDE YOU ARE SEEING ON YOUR SCREEN, TO GET TO -- EVERYBODY IS HERE, IT'S AN ASSET THAT REALLY BENEFITS ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES, ALL OF OUR CHURCHES, ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, EVERYONE. IT'S A PUBLIC BENEFIT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS SYSTEM, IT WAS INITIALLY INSTALLED IN 1977, THAT INFRASTRUCTURE, YOU KNOW, IS CORRUGATED STEEL PIPE ON CONCRETE PIPE. THOSE ASSETS CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM, YOU KNOW, 30 TO 100 YEARS AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU SPEND OVER -- SINCE 1977 ON THAT INFRASTRUCTURE, IT'S BEEN ABOUT $16 MILLION. HOWEVER WHEN WE TAKE THAT $16 MILLION, WE THINK ABOUT WHAT IS IT WORTH TODAY? IT'S IN EXCESS OF $50 MILLION. MOST LIKELY IF YOU WERE TO GO OUT AND GET ACTUAL QUOTES TO REPLACE THAT SYSTEM, IT'S GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THAT. SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN THE LIFE CYCLE, WE ARE RIGHT AROUND 50 FOR SOME OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE THAT LAST AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. BASICALLY I ALWAYS LIKE TO USE THE ANALOGY OF A CAR. WE HAVE AN OLDER CAR BUT WE WANT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD, DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GO OUT AND BUY A NEW CAR. WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE THAT CAR WORK FOR EVERYOE IN THIS COMMUNITY. SO OUR GOAL WITH THIS STUDY WAS REALLY TO DEVELOP A FUNDING PLAN THAT MEETS THOSE NEEDS AND EXTENDS THE USEFUL LIFE OF THOSE ASSETS AS MUCH AS WE CAN. KIND OF LIKE ANDRE HAD MENTIONED, YOUR RATES, ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN 2012 AND EFFECTIVELY WHEN WE LOOK AT THE RATE STRUCTURE, LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY IS PAYING THE SAME RATE. HAVE REALLY TWO DIFFERENT DISTINCTIONS WITH AND WITHOUT PRIVATE STORM WATER RETENTION. SINGLE FAMILY MULTIFAMILY DOES PAY A REDUCED RATE PER DWELLING UNIT IN COMMERCIAL PLACE THE SAME RATE AS SINGLE FAMILY. THE PROBLEM BEING IS WHEN WE [01:25:03] THINK ABOUT COMMERCIAL OR NONRESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, TYPICALLY THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLD. SO GENERALLY IN RATE MAKING WHEN LOOKING AT DESIGNING RATES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COME UP WITH EQUIVALENCY FACTORS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS BEING ASSESSED AND BUILT ON A CONSISTENT FAIR BASIS SO WHAT WE DID -- WE LOOKED AT WHAT IS THE ACTUAL REVENUE RECOVERY AMONGST THESE DIFFERENT CLASSES ON A COST PER THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT BASIS, OF BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE AND YOU WILL NOTE THERE'S A COUPLE LINES ON THAT BAR. YOU HAVE EACH ONE OF YOUR DIFFERENT CUSTOMER, SINGLE FAMILY, MULTI-FAMILY, COMMERCIAL, THE RED LINE REPRESENTS OUR AVERAGE REVENUE RECOVERY. SO THAT'S THE AVERAGE FOR THE WHOLE SYSTEM. EVERYBODY WAS GOING TO PAY EXACTLY THE SAME RATE PER THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD BE. HOWEVER, WE ALSO WANT TO IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH INCREASING MAINTENANCE, EXTENDING THE USE OF LIFE OF THOSE ASSETS AND GETTING THE MOST BENEFIT OUT OF THIS SYSTEM. THAT'S THE GREEN LINE OUT THERE. YOU WILL NOTE THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES. SINGLE FAMILY RIGHT NOW 4000 SQUARE FOOT PAYING $4.79 PER THOUSAND SQUARE FEET. COMMERCIAL, DOWN HERE AT LESS THAN A DOLLAR. WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR DISCOUNT, YOU CAN SEE. [INDISTINCT] >> THIS IS INTENDED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW ABOUT HOW THE CUSTOMER CLASSES ARE DISTRIBUTED. WE'VE GOT RESIDENTIAL TIERED PART OF THIS ORDINANCE WE IMPLEMENTED TO A TIERED RESIDENTIAL RATE STRUCTURE UNDER 1500 SQUARE FEET PECO WE HAVE 1% REPRESENTS CUSTOMERS IN THAT TIER GETTING THE BEST MAJORITY OR TIER TWO WHICH IS BETWEEN 1,506,000 SQUARE FEET AND ABOVE THAT TIER TWO IS 7% OF OUR CUSTOMERS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY COMMERCIAL, LARGE MULTI68% SINGLE FAMILIES. SO AS YOU CAN SEE THE PREVIOUS THING CARRYING THE LOAD FOR THE UTILITY FOR SOME TIME UNDER THIS CURRENT RATE STRUCTURE. WHAT THE PROPOSED -- THE PROPOSED CHANGES FROM THE EXISTING STRUCTURE ARE GOING TO TAKE THAT BASE FROM THE CURRENT FEE OF 1636 RECOMMENDED RATE IS 1676. AND THAT'S ESTABLISHED ON MASTERPIECE SCHEDULE THAT WAS JUST APPROVED AT FIRST READING. SO WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES IS IT ESTABLISHES THE FEE STRUCTURE OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE THESE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES AND THAT IS WHAT IS CHANGING IN. SO THE RATE STRUCTURE THAT IS PROPOSED BASED ON THE ACTUAL PROPERTY, NO MORE FLAT RATES ARE GOING TO CHARGE BASED ON WHAT IS ACTUALLY UNDERGROUND WHICH IS GENERATING THE DEMAND ON THIS COMMON MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS EVERYONE. IT PUTS IN PLACE AN APPEAL PROCESS TO FORMALISE THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THESE RATES ARE BEING CHARGED APPROPRIATELY. JUST KIND OF WENT OVER THE TIER RESIDENTIAL RATE STRUCTURE AND MULTIFAMILY IS A FLAT RATE OF 0.7 A YEAR. SO ADDRESSING A LOT OF QUESTIONS THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND WHY ARE WE UPDATING THESE STRUCTURES, WHY NOW? THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2012, IT WAS ALL WE HAD TO SUPPORT THE FLAT RATE SYSTEM. WE DON'T HAVE INDIVIDUAL PARCEL DATA TO SHOW THIS COVERAGE WHICH IS HOW LARGE MOTHER DEAR FLORIDA COMMUNITIES BUILD STORMWATER IT'S LIKE 78% BASED ON THE COVERAGE OF THE RATE HAS BEEN INCREASED INCREMENTALLY OVER TIME. WE TOOK A JUMP TO $12 WHEN WE FIRST STAFFED THE DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT THOSE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. AND THERE HAVE BEEN CPI INCREASES SINCE THEN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE DONE A TRUE COMPREHENSIVE RATE STUDY FOR THE UTILITY. THE IDEA IS TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE FUNDING PLAN TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND IMPROVE THE SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY. AND IMPLEMENT THE RATE STRUCTURE CONSISTENT WITH THE LARGE MAJORITY OF FLORIDA COMMUNITIES. [01:30:04] AND THAT IS KIND OF TRIED AND TRUE. FOR NONRESIDENTIAL, WE ARE SHIFTING FROM FLAT RATE TO THE PROPORTIONATE RATE STRUCTURE. AND OBVIOUSLY THE LARGER PROPERTIES, THE LARGER THE INCREASE. AND THAT IS TRUE IN WHAT WE ARE SEEING AND WHAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED. WE LOOK AT EACH PROPERTY TO EVALUATE THE ROOFTOP SQUARE FOOTAGE, AND THE ADDITIONAL IMPERVIOUS AREA. YOUR PARKING AREA, DRIVEWAYS, ANY OTHER STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON THE PROPERTY. AND WE CONVERT THAT TO A EQUIVALENT RESIDENTS. 3000 SQUARE FEET PIGWEED BY THAT TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE BY 3000. COME UP WITH A NUMBER OF TRU'S AND THAT IS BILLED AT THE E.R. YOU RATE. AND THEN THE ORDINANCE ALSO HAS A MINIMUM OF TWO OF THOSE FOR NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. CAROL, WHAT WAS THAT LAST ITEM? OH, WE ARE USING GIS, WORKING WITH A PROPERTY APPRAISER TO DEVELOP THE DATA SET THAT WE ARE PULLING THIS DATA FROM. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE GET OUR SHOPPING CENTERS WITH SHARED PARKING. THESE HAVE KIND OF BECOME VERY COMPLEX CALCULATIONS. AND WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO, BECAUSE YOU HAVE DIFFERENT SIZES OF UNITS, HE YOU HAVE FROM A SUPERMARKET, PUBLIX, AND THEN YOU HAVE A SHOPPING CENTER. VERY DIFFERENT SIZES AND DEMANDS. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH AND RESEARCHED THE REAL ESTATE LISTINGS FOR THE SHOPPING CENTERS, DEVELOPED WHAT THE PERCENTAGE IS OF EACH UNIT OF THE OVERALL BUILDING, APPLY THAT TO THE COMMON PARKING AREA TO DEVELOP A PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF THAT OVERALL PROPERTY SQUARE FOOTAGE. SINCE THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATA DOES NOT GO DOWN TO THAT MARKET. AND WE CALCULATE ERU BASED OFF THAT. THE STORMWATER RUNOFF FROM MANY DEVELOPMENTS DOES NOT TRULY ENTERED THE MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM. WIRE REASSESSING FEES TO THOSE PROPERTIES. AND AS RYAN ESTABLISHED, THIS IS PART OF THE GREATER MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THAT SUPPORTS ALL THE CUSTOMERS, ALL THE HOMEOWNERS, EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY. AND IT IS LESS ABOUT WHERE THE DROP OF WATER THAT LANDS ON A PARTICULAR PROPERTY ENDS UP, IT'S ABOUT THE MEASURE OF IMPACT ON THIS GREATER INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM. SO, IT IS EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN-- WELL, I TAKE CARE OF MY WATER, BUT THIS FUNDING IS HELPING TO MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EVERYBODY'S BENEFIT. THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT WE ARE GENERATING WAS NOT GOING TO BE MUNICIPAL. REESTABLISHED A-- THIS IN THE MASTER PLAN AND IT WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE BUDGET EARLIER TODAY. WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL STAFFING. A THREE HEAD COUNT TO MEET OUR MAINTENANCE FEES. WE HAVE A $7.2 MILLION WORTH OF SYSTEM REHAB, AND IMPROVEMENTS, A FIVE-YEAR PLAN THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AS PART OF THAT STORMWATER ACTION PLAN. AND, THE FUNDS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR STORMWATER. STORMWATER DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY GENERAL FUND REVENUE. TAX DOLLARS. THESE FUNDS CANNOT BE USED TO SUPPORT A GENERAL FUND OPERATION. AT THIS POINT I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER. >> THANK YOU. SO, A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT THE ORIGINAL RATES. REALLY, THE ORIGINAL RATE STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO TAKE CARE OF IT REALLY THREE ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER 1 WAS DEVELOPING OUR FUNDING PLAN. OUR FINANCIAL FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WHAT ARE OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. OUR GOALS INCLUDED EXPANDING MAINTENANCE STAFFING. GETTING THE MOST BENEFIT OUT OF OUR EXISTING SYSTEM. INCREASING OUR OPERATING RESERVES AND YOU ARE ALL A COASTAL COMMUNITY. HAVING THOSE OPERATING RESERVES IN PLACE AGAINST A MAJOR STORM EVENT IS VERY PRUDENT. AND FINALLY, SETTING OURSELVES UP IN A POSITION WHERE YOU CAN UTILIZE DEBT TO FUND OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM. WHICH IS GENERALLY MOST UTILITIES. THAT'S THE BIGGEST DRIVER OF THE FOR RATE ADJUSTMENTS. WHEN YOU THINK OF THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS, THEY ARE AREA SIX RIGHT HERE. THEY ARE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT REALLY BENEFIT RIGHT OF WAYS-- RIGHT OF WAYS IN OUR CITY. THEY BENEFIT ALL CUSTOMERS. THAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS OUR NEXT MAJOR TASK. DEVELOPING THE FUNDING PLAN. HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR OUT OF ANNUAL OPERATIONS. HOW CAN WE-- WHERE CAN WHAT PROJECTS-- CAN STAFF ACCOMPLISH [01:35:02] WITH THE ADDITIONAL CREW. AND WHICH ONES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO OUT TO CONTRACTORS. AND FROM THERE, DEVELOPING A FUNDING PLAN THAT ALLOWS US TO APPROPRIATE MONIES, SECURED DEBT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE LARGER PROJECTS, AND MOVE FORWARD WITH MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. FINALLY, FROM THERE, THAT IS WHAT WE ENDED ON. THE REVISIONS TO THE RATE STRUCTURE RATE. GOING BACK TO THAT SLIDE WHERE WE SHOW THE BARS AND WHAT EVERYONE IS PAYING ON AVERAGE FOR THOUSAND SQUARE-FOOT, HOW DO WE START TO CORRECT THAT? AND THERE ARE SOME DRASTIC DIFFERENCES THERE. WHAT WE ENDED UP COMING UP WITH WAS KIND OF LIKE WHAT ANDRE HAD MENTIONED EARLIER. A TIERED RESIDENTIAL RATE STRUCTURE BASED ON PREVIOUS AREA. MULTIFAMILY BEING BUILT BASED ON 0.7 E-- 0.7 ERU, AND COMMERCIAL BEING BASED INITIALLY ON THE BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE, AND IN FUTURE YEARS UTILIZING THE TOTAL IMPERVIOUS AREA. WHICH IS VERY CONSISTENT IN THE STORMWATER INDUSTRY. NEXT SLIDE. WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE RATE STUDY? SINCE THE RATE STUDY, STAFF HAS WORKED TO GO THROUGH THE BILLING SYSTEM AND IDENTIFY THE TOTAL IMPERVIOUS AREA FOR EACH ONE OF OUR NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. CUSTOMERS, EXCUSE ME. WE DID SEE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL ERU WITH COMMERCIAL-- ERU IS WITH COMMERCIAL, AND WE SAW CHANGES BETWEEN SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY, WE ARE PUTTING THEM IN THE RIGHT BUCKET. NOT EVERYONE IS BILLED CORRECTLY. IN TOTAL-- EXCUSE ME. FROM THEIR, WE DID WANT TO TOUCH-- NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE-- THE COMMERCIAL CLASS. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE COMMERCIAL CLASS, WHAT WE DID NOTE, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ERU IS. -- ERU'S. IT WAS ALL THE MONEY. OUR LARGEST MOST IMPACTED CUSTOMERS HAD ADDITIONAL ERU'S IN THAT AREA. AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT GOING FORWARD WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, ONE OF THE THINGS TO CONSIDER, IS THAT WE CONSIDER THOSE NEEDS AS WELL, TOO. SO WE WORKED WITH STAFF RECENTLY TO COME UP WITH A PHASING PLAN THAT ALLOWS US TO USE-- MEET OUR REVENUE NEEDS, WHILE ADDRESSING SOME OF THE CONCERNS AND REDUCING THE IMPACT ON SOME OF THOSE TOP-TIER CUSTOMERS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING IS THAT OUR ADJUSTMENTS RECOGNIZE THOSE CUSTOMER CONCERNS, BUT STILL MEET OUR OVERALL GOALS. STILL INVEST IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM. TO DO THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING A THREE YEAR PHASE. YEAR ONE. IMPLEMENT THE ERU'S BASED ON ROOFTOPS ONLY. REDUCE SQUARE FOOTAGE, THAT'S GOING TO BE ASSESSED TO COMMERCIAL. AND, FOR ANY OF THOSE LARGE CUSTOMERS, OF-- IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED, WE PHASE THOSE OVERALL ERU'S OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD. YEAR ONE WE WOULD DO ROOFTOPS ONLY. YOUR TWO, WE WOULD TRANSITION TO TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE, AND STILL PHASING IN THE OVERALL UNITS. THAT WILL BE FOR ERU'S, ASSESSED FOR EACH PROPERTY. AND IN YEAR THREE, FINALIZING THE TRANSITION TO WHERE EVERYONE IS BUILT ON A CAN SINCE IT-- CONSISTENT BASIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION? >> WHEN PEOPLE ARE DEVELOPING NEW PROJECTS AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF, EVEN WITH HOUSES, WHERE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE WATER ON YOUR PROPERTY, AND THE HOMEOWNER PUTS SWELLS IN AND DRIVE PONDS AND STUFF, ARE YOU STILL REQUIRING THAT ALSO TO BE DONE IN ADDITION TO THEN PAIN FOR THE SQUARE FOOTAGE ON YOUR IMPERVIOUS PROPERTY. >> SHORT ANSWER, YES. ONE REQUIREMENT DOES NOT NECESSARILY WAIVE THE DEVELOPMENT-- FOR THE DEVELOPMENT LARGER THAN SINGLE-FAMILY, BOWSTRING PROJECTS ARE SINGLE LEVEL. GOVERNED BY THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. WE HAVE A CORRESPONDING CITY CODE THAT MATCHES THOSE REQUIREMENTS. THOSE ARE NECESSARY ON A GREATER LEVEL TO MAKE SURE THAT A PROPERTY IS NOT IMPACTING THOSE DIRECTLY ADJACENT. WE ARE NOT MAKING THE-- THINGS WORSE. THOSE SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO TRY TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY. WHEN YOU GO FROM UNDEVELOPED TO DEVELOPED PROPERTY. THE IDEA IS NOT TO MAKE THE DRAINAGE SITUATION WORSE. THE ON-SITE TREATMENT IS TO MITIGATE THAT DEVELOPMENT. [01:40:02] AND THEN THESE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING THAT COMMON INFRASTRUCTURE. SO IT IS KIND OF SEPARATE ISSUES. BUT IT IS DEFINITELY TIED TOGETHER SOMETIMES. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> YOU SAID IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, IMPERVIOUS SURFACE-- SURFACE WOULD BE ACTUAL. IS THAT RIGHT? >> YES. HOW WILL THAT BE CALCULATED? GIS? YOU ARE ON THE GROUND? >> GENUINE-- GENERALLY IT WILL BE DONE BY GIS. THERE ARE SOME AREAS WITH TREE COVER WHERE WE HAVE TO GO IN AND DO SOME ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENTS. THAT HAS PROVED TO BE A TIME-CONSUMING DATA COLLECTION. ROOFTOPS, WE HAVE THAT DATA. THE ADDITIONAL IMPERVIOUS, WE KNEW THAT WOULD BE AN INCREMENTAL PROCESS. THIS PROVIDES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND HAVE A CLEAN PHASE IN PLAN, TO HELP MITIGATE THE IMPACT FOR THESE LARGER USERS. HELP ABSORB SOME OF THESE INCREASED FEES WHILE WE COLLECT THAT DATA AND IMPLEMENT THAT FOR YOUR TWO. >> DOES THAT MEAN, IN THEORY, IF A PROPERTY REDUCES THEIR IMPERVIOUS SURFACE YEAR-OVER-YEAR THEY COULD REDUCE THEIR BILL? >> YES. >> WOULD THAT BE CALCULATED EVERY YEAR? >> IT WOULD NOT BE AUTOMATICALLY RECALCULATED. I THINK THAT'S LOOKED AT IN AN APPEAL PROCESS. IF THERE IS NEW INFORMATION TO BE CONSIDERED TO UPDATE HOW AN ACCOUNT IS BILLED, WE ARE HAPPY TO DO THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS CONSISTENT. >> HOW WOULD THE REVERSE WORK? IF A LARGER PARKING LOT WAS PUT IN? OR AN ADDITIONAL PARKING LOT WAS PUT IN AND THEY HAVE PERMITS IN THE-- AND THE BUILDING PERMIT. HOW WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT THE INCREASE? >> MOVING FORWARD IT'S MUCH EASIER TO CAPTURE. BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE. WE REVIEW THOSE SITE PLANS AND IT'S EASY TO CAPTURE THAT DATA. >> THANK YOU, PERFECT. SO, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WILL CONTINUE TO JUST BE MEASURED BY ROOFTOP? AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WILL ADJUST TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL IMPERVIOUS SURFACE OVER THE THREE YEAR PHASE? >> CORRECT. OUR CURRENT PLAN IS TO IMPLEMENT THAT FOR PHASE TWO. AND THE SECOND YEAR OF THE THREE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION. BUT THAT IS OUR PLAN. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING. >> TO GEORGES POINT, THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY CAME THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS AND MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THEIR IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, IF THEY DID THAT, THERE WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT ON AN INDIVIDUAL CASE BASIS? >> YES. THE STORMWATER DEPARTMENT REVIEW SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PERMITS AS WELL. SO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AWARE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT-- I KNOW YOU HAVE THIS TOP TEN USERS THAT ARE THE LARGEST... >> WE TALKED ABOUT THE PHASING FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE ABOVE TEN ERU'S. ABOUT THE THRESHOLD ESTABLISHED. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE LIST, INCLUDING THAT PARKING LOT, THAT ADDITIONAL IMPERVIOUS AREA, THAT LIST WAS ABOUT 40 METERS. IF WE ARE LOOKING AT BUILDING ONLY, THAT LIST IS ABOUT 14 ACCOUNTS. SO, NOW THAT WE ARE KIND OF TAKING THIS APPROACH IN TWO DIRECTIONS, WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT 14 USERS THAT WOULD SEE THAT PHASED-IN APPROACH THAT ARE ABOVE THE TEN TRU THRESHOLD. AND WE WOULD JUST UTILIZE BUILDING... >> IN THE LONG-TERM, HOW-- IS THERE A PLAN TO SAY, OKAY, IN THREE OR FIVE YEARS WE WILL DO ANOTHER RATE STUDY? NOW THAT WE HAVE A MASTER PLAN, NOW THAT WE HAVE A CLEAR DIRECTION, GOOD. HOW WILL RATE STRUCTURES OR RATE STUDIES WORK IN TO THAT PROCESS? >> ABSOLUTELY. SINCE WE ARE PHASING THIS, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY. WE WILL HAVE TO COME BACK AND UPDATE THE ORDINANCE NEXT YEAR. BUT ONCE WE HAVE THE FULL DATA FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL AREAS, IT WILL ALLOW US TO RECALCULATE WHAT THAT E.R.-- THAT ERU IS AND MAKE SURE THAT IS CONSISTENT. WITH WHAT OUR FUNDING PLAN IS. [01:45:02] SO THE MORE THAT WE ARE DISTRIBUTING THE FEES, THE LOWER EACH UNIT CAN BE. SO, ABSOLUTELY. WE WANT TO-- TO BORROW THE TERM, WE WANT TO "RIGHT SIZE" THE FEE. BASED ON THE BEST DATA WE HAVE. SO AT LEAST UNTIL THINGS STABILIZE, AFTER YEAR THREE, MAYBE THEN WE WILL REVISIT THIS EACH YEAR AND MAKE SURE WE ARE CONSISTENT. >> I THINK THAT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD APPROACH TO THE FEEDBACK WE HAVE GOTTEN. AND HOW WE CAN MEET OUR NEEDS, AS WELL AS RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT THAT WE HAVE ON THE OVERALL COMMUNITY, AND HOW WE CAN ADJUST THAT. AND FOR SOMEBODY WHO, FOR 20 YEARS,-- 20 YEARS I HAVE LIVED IN OUR HOUSE-- MY HOUSE, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY FLOODING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD UNTIL TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN WE HAD THE TWO WEEKS OF RAIN AND THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE HELENE. AND APPARENTLY I'M ON THE HIGH SIDE OF THE STREET. ALTHOUGH IT'S ONLY BY A COUPLE INCHES. I THINK. THE HOUSES ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME, SEVERAL OF THEM, FLOODED. NOT UP TO THE WALLS, FLOODED. BUT ENOUGH FLOODING THAT CAUSED INSURANCE PROBLEMS AND ISSUES. EVEN IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THEORETICALLY HAVE STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. IT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHY WE HAVE TO DO THIS. AND WHY LETTING THINGS GO FOR SO LONG AS-- WE ARE KIND OF MAKING UP FOR THE SINS OF THE PASS-- PAST. TO SOME DEGREE. SO IT'S NOT COMFORTABLE FOR EVERYONE, BUT I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND THE RIGHT APPROACH. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE WHOLE STORMWATER STAFF. I KNOW THERE WAS A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK YOU PUT IN TO THIS. AND FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS YOU ARE MAKING TONIGHT, SO WE CAN GET TO A THIRD READING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. I HAVE NO OTHER REQUESTS FOR SPEAKING FROM THE STAFF. >> I WILL SPEAK WHEN WE GET IN TO DEBATE OR WHATEVER. >> MR. MAYOR, BEFORE YOU GO TO THE PUBLIC, AND I ASKED COUNCIL A FEW THINGS TO CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD. THE ORIGINAL RATE STUDY WAS BASED ON THE ROOFTOPS FOR THE NONRESIDENTIAL. CORRECT? SO WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THE RATE STUDY. AND THE RIGHT OF WAYS. THEY WERE A SIGNIFICANT REASON FOR THE STORMWATER PONDS, TO MAINTAIN THE RIGHT OF WAYS? CORRECT? THE SHIFT IN THE RATE AND HOW IT'S CALCULATED? >> WHEN WE LOOK AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR SYSTEM, THE MAJORITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR SYSTEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH FLOOD PROTECTION ON OUR MAIN RIGHT OF WAYS. THAT IS THE BENEFIT THAT THIS SYSTEM DOES. WE LOOKED AT RAINFALL DATA, HOW MUCH ACTUAL COST WAS ASSOCIATED WITH MAINTAINING. THE CITY'S PRIVATE RETENTION FACILITIES. IT WAS VERY MINOR. AND THAT IS WHY WE MADE THE RECOMMENDATION TO REMOVE THE PRIVATE RETENTION DISCOUNT. BECAUSE THAT IS NOT REALLY THE BENEFIT, NOR THE-- THAT YOUR SYSTEM PROVIDES. YOUR SYSTEM PROVIDES FLOOD MAINTENANCE AND FLOOD PROTECTION FOR THE RIGHT OF WAYS. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR . >> THANK YOU MISPRINTS. AND I HAVE TWO REQUESTS TO SPEAK FROM THE AUDIENCE. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. OUR FIRST SPEAKER, JOHN. >> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPERATIVE-- OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. I AM REPRESENTING THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 1600, SOUTH EIGHTH. JUST A FEW THINGS. WE REALLY STRONGLY OBJECT TO THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE STORMWATER UTILITY RATE FRAMEWORK, WHICH ARBITRARILY MULTIPLIES OUR MONTHLY STORMWATER CHARGE, ROUGHLY 180 EIGHTFOLD, INCREASING IT FROM $7.18 TO $1358, WHICH I THINK IT WAS $22,000 PER YEAR. THIS DRASTIC INCREASE IS FLAWED AND ECONOMICALLY PUNITIVE. I JUST WANT TO LOOK AT THINGS REAL QUICKLY. WE OWN, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AND FULLY PERMITTED OUR PRIVATE ON-SITE STORMWATER RETENTION SYSTEM. [01:50:06] OUR PROPERTY PLACES ZERO TO ANIMAL PHYSICAL BURDEN ON THE CITY'S STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ASKED FOR SOME JUSTIFICATION AND WE GOT 50 PAGES, BUT THERE WAS NO ENGINEERING JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT. THIRD, UNAUTHORIZED ILLEGAL MUNICIPAL TAXES. BY ELIMINATING THE PRIVATE RETENTION CREDIT, THE CITY IS REMOVING THE ELEMENT OF AVOID ABILITY. PROPERTY OWNERS CAN NO LONGER IMPLEMENT MITIGATION MEASURES TO REDUCE OR AVOID THE CHARGE. AND UNDER FLORIDA LAW THERE IS A PREFERENCE TEAR. YOU CAN READ THAT. FAILURE TO UTILIZE AVAILABLE STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS, THE CITY COMMISSION HAS THE CLEAR DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT PROPERTY OWNED BY RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND PLACES OF-- USE OF PLACES OF WORSHIP OR... THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE MR. JUSTIN TATE. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. CITY COMMISSIONERS. I AM JUSTIN TAYLOR. NASA CHAMBER CITY OF---- CITY COMMERCE. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. WE REPRESENT ALMOST 800 BUSINESSES IN NASSAU COUNTY-- COUNTY. SOME WHO ARE GROSSLY IMPACTED BY THIS STORMWATER INCREASE. WE HAVE SOME INSTANCES PAID $7 OR $14 CURRENTLY WITHIN THIS-- IF THIS PASSES AS IT IS, IT WILL INCREASE TO SEVERAL HUNDRED TO SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MONTH. AND THAT'S VERY CONCERNING. WHEN WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS WE BEGAN RESEARCHING. MAKING THOSE PHONE CALLS. AND A LOT OF THESE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS ARE NONPROFITS. THEY ARE CHURCHES, HOSPITALS. SO WE REALLY WANTED TO GET THE GROUP TOGETHER AND HAVE A CONVERSATION OF HOW WE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS OR ADJUSTMENTS TO THIS. I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT RIGHT NOW TO YOUR CITY MANAGER, SARAH CAMPBELL. AND TO OTHERS, WHO CAME TO A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION. ONCE WE RECEIVED THE PHONE CALL, MYSELF AND OUR PRESIDENT, ALEX, WE GOT ON THE PHONE WITH SARAH, SHE WAS VERY GRACIOUS TO COME AND MEET WITH US, AND 30 OF THESE BUSINESSES, TO HAVE THAT MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION. AND WE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL IDEAS THAT WERE WORTH FURTHER CONSIDERATION. IDEAS THAT INCLUDED A PHASED-IN APPROACH. NONPROFITS. CHURCHES AND HOSPITALS. MEANINGFUL STORMWATER MITIGATION CREDITS. AND OTHERS. WE JUST ASK AS YOU ARE MOVING FORWARD IN MAKING THESE DECISIONS THAT YOU KEEP THE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS AS PART OF THAT DISCUSSION, SO THAT WE CAN GET SOME TRUE MEANINGFUL RESULTS, AND HAVE ECHOED POSITIVE COLLABORATION. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND I WANT TO EXTEND MY THANKS TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR COMING TO MEET WITH ALL THESE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS. >> THANK YOU, MR. TAYLOR. NO OTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. [INDISCERNIBLE] >> I'D CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I HAD A FEW COMMENTS IF THE COMMISSION WANTS TO HEAR THEM BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION? SARAH MAY HAVE SOME AS WELL. MISS CAMPBELL? >> LET ME SAY BY STARTING OFF THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PHASED-IN APPROACH, WE WOULD LIKE DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION TO DO THAT AND WE WOULD BRING IT BACK FOR A THIRD READING SEPTEMBER 1ST AFTER WE PROPERLY AMORTIZE THE THIRD READING. WE WERE PROVIDED AN UPDATED LIST THIS AFTERNOON OF THOSE USERS ABOVE ERU-- TEN ERU AND UP THAT WOULD BE RECALCULATED BASED ON THIS APPROACH. AND WE ONLY HAVE 16 CUSTOMERS ON THAT LIST NOW. AND BECAUSE WE ARE GOING WITH ROOT-- ROOFTOPS ONLY IN THE FIRST YEAR, THOSE RATES ARE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED FROM WHAT WE ORIGINALLY CALCULATED. SO, IF YOU DO NOT MIND, I WILL USE THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AS AN EXAMPLE. SINCE YOU ARE IN THE ROOM. THAT WOULD GO TO $117 PER MONTH AS THE BASE RATE FOR YEAR ONE. WE ARE LOWERING IT TO ROOFTOPS [01:55:04] ONLY. SO THAT IS A DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN THAT IMPACT FOR THAT FIRST YEAR. SO THE OTHERS ARE SIMILARLY AFFECTED. WE GO TO ROOFTOPS ONLY, THAT DRAMATICALLY REDUCES THAT CALCULATION. AND WE DIVIDE BY THREE IMPACT. AND I THINK MISPRINTS WANTED TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE LEGAL CLAIMS THAT WERE RAISED. >> THANK YOU. AS MANAGER CAMPBELL HAS SAID IT WOULD GO TO A THIRD READING, IF YOU WHERE TO CHOOSE TO MAKE THE CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY CONSULTANT AND THE ENGINEER TO CALCULATE THE ROOFTOPS AS NONRESIDENTIAL PHASED IN ERU USE AND ABOVE OVER THREE YEARS. IT WOULD COME BACK TO THE THIRD READING. AND THE LETTER THAT WAS PASSED OUT, A FEW CLARIFICATIONS ON THE CASE. THAT THEY UTILIZE FOR THE FINDINGS BEING ABOUT THE REPORT PACK OR ENGINEERING REPORT. WE DO HAVE AN ENGINEER ON CITY STAFF. ANDRE, THE UTILITIES MANAGER, HE IS OUR ENGINEER. AND OUR CONSULTANT. WE WILL GET YOUR HIS CREDENTIALS PICK THAT PARTICULAR CASE WAS A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CASE. AND THE COUNTY ENGINEER IN 1954 TIED TO THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO THE ADD FORM VALUES OF YOUR PROPERTY. THAT AT DENSE FLOWED AND WENT UP AND DOWN. SO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT IN 1954 DID FIND THAT THAT ENGINEER DID NOT RELATE THAT BENEFIT. THE CITY IN GAINESVILLE CASE CITED MITIGATION AND AVOIDED SOME FEES. THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE CASE IS A 2003 FLORIDA SUPREME COURT CASE. IN THAT ONE THEY CLARIFY THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE OF ORDINANCE OR MITIGATION IF IT IS A STATUTORY FEE. SO THE CITATION THAT WAS PROVIDED IN THE LETTER, IF YOU DID NOT HAVE THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY, HE WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT SCRUTINY. AND HEREUNDER CHAPTER 403, YOU DO HAVE CLEAR AUTHORITY TO CREATE UTILITIES SYSTEMS. YOU HAVE THE CLEAR AUTHORITY TO CREATE AND TO BUILD AND CREATE UTILITY FEES AND TO ■BUILD ALONG A UTILITY BILL. AND THE DEFINITION OF A STORMWATER UTILITY IN THE FLORIDA STATUTE, SPECIFICALLY LIKENS IT-- IT'S OPERATED AS A TYPICAL UTILITY WHICH BILLS SERVICES REGULARLY, SIMILAR TO WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES. SO YOU ARE UNDER STATUTE TWO OF-- IMPOSE THESE FEES. AND ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF SOME SORT OF AVOIDANCE IS NOT MANDATED. AND I HEARD COMMISSIONER TUTEN SAY THAT YOU COULD TAKE SOME AVOIDANT MEASURES WITH LESS PERVIOUS SURFACE. THE PORT ORANGE CASE THAT WAS CITED, THAT WAS A TRANSPORTATION UTILITY FEE. AGAIN. IT WAS THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT. AND THAT COURT FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY, AS YOU HAVE IN CHAPTER 403. SO, THEREFORE, THAT WAS FOUND-- THAT WAS NOT UPHELD AS A PROPER FEE. IT WAS FOUND TO BE A TAX. THEN THE STATUTE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE DISCRETION OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHO EXEMPT THE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, THAT IS FROM CHAPTER 170, AND IT IS SPECIFIC TO SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. AND THIS IS A USER FEE, A UTILITY FEE THAT IS BASED ON THE RATE STRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN CALCULATED BY OUR RATE CONSULTANT. THOSE ARE THE POINTS I WANTED TO MAKE. AND WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A THIRD READING AND YOU WOULD-- APPROVE THE REGULATIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATIONS, MISPRINTS. IF I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM STAFF ON THIS ITEM, DO I HAVE A MOTION? [INDISCERNIBLE] >> WHY DON'T WE JUST SAY BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION. >> WE COULD SAY THAT TOO. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? VICE MAYOR? THANK YOU. >> SO YOU SIT UP YOUR LONG ENOUGH, STAFF BRINGS YOU SOMETHING, AND IT IS KICKED AROUND IN STAFF MEETINGS OR IN WORKSHOP. YOU WILL SEE IT AND YOU WILL GO, OKAY. WHEN SO-AND-SO HEARS ABOUT THIS, WHEN X, OR WHY, OR HOMEOWNER, I WILL GET A PHONE CALL. AND IT IS CLOCKWORK. YOU CAN SEE IT HAPPEN, AND YOU KNOW WHEN THEY BRING IT TO YOU THAT STOVE IS HOT. AND YOU KNOW NOT TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE WILL BRING IT TO YOU AND MAKE YOU TOUCH IT. SO I KNEW WAY BACK IN APRIL WHEN THIS WAS PRESENTED THAT I WAS GOING TO GET A PHONE CALL. TWO OR THREE OR FOUR, PROBABLY A COUPLE HUNDRED. BACK IN JUNE, WHEN THIS GOT RED, [02:00:05] I HADN'T GOTTEN A SINGLE PHONE CALL FROM ANY BUSINESS WHATSOEVER, OR ANY RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNER. ANYBODY. THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION. HAVE WE TALK TO ANYBODY ABOUT THIS? WHEN THE ANSWER WAS "NO", I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT. WE HAD NOT REACHED OUT TO ANYONE TO ROUND TABLE THIS. WE HAD NOT BROUGHT ANYONE IN. THE FIRST CALL I MADE WAS TO THE CHAMBER. I HAVE ALEX AND JUSTIN OVER THERE. I SAID THIS IS COMING FOR A LOT OF BUSINESSES AND IT'S A BIG DEAL. AND IT IS GOING TO HIT SOME OF OUR LARGER COMMERCIALS IN A NUMBER THAT I'M NOT SURE I CAN FATHOM. IT IS SO CRAZY. AND NOBODY, NOBODY HAS REACHED OUT TO THEM AT ALL. NOBODY TOLD THE CHURCHES IT WAS COMING. NOBODY TOLD THE NONPROFITS IT'S COMING. WHETHER IT'S ARTEMIS, CAT ANGELS, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT IT IS. NOBODY HAD GOTTEN TOLD THIS AT ALL. BECAUSE MY PHONE DID NOT RING. AND I GUARANTEE YOU IT WOULD HAVE. AND I GUARANTEE YOU SINCE IT HAS. EVERY TIME I RUN INTO SOMEBODY THEY SAY WHAT RATE AM I GOING TO AGAIN? BECAUSE NOBODY KNEW AND IT'S ROLLING OUT TO THE SMALLER COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. THEY ARE SEEING THAT IT'S NOT A MASSIVE RATE JUMPED. IT MAY JUST BE TWO ERP-- ERU FOR A LOT OF THEM. BUT IT'S GOING UP, AND I'M HEARING ABOUT IT. AND HERE WE ARE ON SECOND READING. AND HAD THE COMMISSION NOT ADOPTED THE CHANGES, THIS WOULD HAVE GONE IN TO AFFECT WITH MOST PEOPLE JUST NOW FINDING IT OUT. AND THE BILL COMING DUE. SO WE HAD ZERO, I BELIEVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING UNTIL I STATED HAS ANYBODY CALLED ANYBODY. WE HAD ZERO RESIDENT OR COMMERCIAL FEEDBACK COMING IN HERE. UNTIL THEN. AND NOW IT IS A FIRESTORM, EXACTLY LIKE I SAID WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS. THIS WAS ROLLED OUT VERY POORLY. THIS WAS NOT ROUND TABLED THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. BECAUSE OUR PHONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN BURNING UP AND OUR EMAIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN BURNING UP UNTIL THAT DAY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SAY WE NEED TO TELL THESE PEOPLE WHAT'S COMING BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE BAD. I AM A NO. >> THANK YOU. NO OF THE REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM THE COMMISSION. PLEASE START THE VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES 4-1. WHICH BRINGS US TO ITEM 9.3. -- I'M SORRY. [9.2 (Legislative) CODE AMENDMENT — CHAPTER 82 - FATS, OILS, AND GREASE PROGRAM - ORDINANCE 2026-11 AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 82, UTILITIES, ARTICLE II, WASTEWATER SYSTEM, DIVISION 6, BY REPEALING AND REPLACING IT IN ITS ENTIRETY; CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 82, UTILITIES, ARTICLE II, WASTEWATER SYSTEM TO CREATE A REVISED DIVISION 6 ENTITLED FATS, OILS, AND GREASE PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Repeals the FOG Ordinance and replacing to broaden the scope to include all non-residential waste contributing facilities, provide new definitions, and create an appeal process. ] 9.2. CHAPTER 82 - FATS, OILS, AND GREASE PROGRAM MISS CAMPBELL AND MISPRINTS YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS THE UPDATE TO THE CITY'S FATS PACK OILS, AND GREECE ORDINANCE. WE ARE REPEALING THE AVERSION IN IT'S ENTIRETY AND REPLACING IT WITH A NEW DRAFT TO INCLUDE ALL NONRESIDENTIAL WASTE CONTRIBUTING FACILITIES, PROVIDE SOME NEW DEFINITION AND CREATE AN APPEALS PROCESS. WE THINK THIS WILL GIVE US A LOT BETTER ABILITY TO ENFORCE AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR FOG PROGRAM. STAFF HAS BEEN HOLDING TOWN HALLS WITH BUSINESSES TO DISCUSS THIS ORDINANCE. I'M HAPPY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL. AND MISPRINTS WILL READ IT. >> THANK YOU. - ORDINANCE 2026-11 AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 82, UTILITIES ARTICLE II, WASTEWATER SYSTEM, DIVISION 6, BY REPEALING AND REPLACING IT IN ITS ENTIRETY; CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 82, UTILITIES, ARTICLE II, WASTEWATER SYSTEM TO CREATE A REVISED DIVISION 6 ENTITLED FATS, OILS, AND GREASE PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> THANK YOU, MISPRINTS. DO I HAVE QUESTIONS FROM STAFF ON THIS ITEM? -- SEEING NONE, I HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOVE TO IMPROVE-- APPROVE ORDINANCE 2026-2011. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SEEING A DISH-- ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, START THE VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0. [9.3 (Legislative) CODE AMENDMENT — CHAPTER 82, ARTICLE III, WATER SYSTEM — ORDINANCE 2026-12 AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 82, ARTICLE III, WATER SYSTEM, SECTION 82-414 TO ADOPT AND INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE ALL RULES, MANDATES, AND EMERGENCY AND/OR TEMPORARY ORDERS ISSUED BY THE ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AS MAY BE ISSUED FROM TIME TO TIME; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Synopsis: Amends Chapter 82, Article III, Water System, Section 82-414 to add subsections (d), (e) and (f) to curtailment water usage during periods of water shortage.] WHICH BRINGS US INTO 9.3. A LEGISLATIVE ITEM FOR CODE AMENDMENTS. MS. CAMPBELL, MISS RENTS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 2026-12, FOR SECOND READING. THIS IS RELATED TO OUR ABILITY [02:05:01] TO ENFORCE RULES ESTABLISHED BY THE ST. JOHN'S WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE OUR LIAISON FOR THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US TONIGHT. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY THIS SUMMER, AS IT RELATES TO WATER LEVELS AND THE AQUIFER. THIS ORDINANCE WOULD GIVE THE CITY THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE ANY EMERGENCY, OR TEMPORARY ORDERS ISSUED BY THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. BASICALLY INCORPORATE THEM AS IF THEY WERE THE CITIES TO PROTECT THE BEST INTEREST OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WELFARE OF OUR CITIZENS. >> THANK YOU. ORDINANCE 2026-12 AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 82, ARTICLE III WATER SYSTEM, SECTION 82-414 TO ADOPT AND INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE ALL RULES, MANDATES, AND EMERGENCY AND/OR TEMPORARY ORDERS ISSUED BY THE ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AS MAY BE ISSUED FROM TIME TO TIME; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> THANK YOU, MISS PRINCE. DO I HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM STAFF ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SEEING NO INTEREST TO SPEAK, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2026-12. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? >> AND I JUST SAY, I SPOKE TO MR. MCCONKIE BRIEFLY. I KNOW WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF RAIN HERE AND THERE. BIG STORMS. WE HAD ONE THIS AFTERNOON. >> IT DOES NOT RAIN AT MY HOUSE. >> TODAY WE GOT A BIT OF RAIN. I WAS HAPPY. BUT WE ARE STILL 30 INCHES BEHIND, IS THAT CORRECT, APPROXIMATELY FOR WHAT WE NEED, AND YES, IF WE-- IF OUR AQUIFER, YOU MEASURED IT TO 100, WE ARE ONLY AT ABOUT SEVEN. THE AQUIFER IS INCREDIBLY LOW. SO IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE WE ARE IN A DROUGHT, BUT WE ARE SERIOUSLY IN A DROUGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS ORDINANCE. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. PLEASE START THE VOTE. [10.1 GENERAL EMPLOYEES' PENSION PLAN — One reappointment (5th Trustee Steven Gibb).] THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0. WHICH BRINGS US TO ITEM TEN. BOARD APPOINTMENTS. AND 10.1 IS THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES PENSION PLAN. WITH ONE REAPPOINTMENT FOR OUR FIFTH IN TRUSTEE, MR. STEVEN GIBB. >> IMOVIE REAPPOINT STEVEN GIBB AS AN IN TRUSTEE TO THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES PENSION ORD. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO I HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, START THE VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0. [11. CITY MANAGER REPORTS] WHICH BRINGS US INTO ITEM A LOOK-- ITEM 11. CITY MANAGER REPORTS. MS. CAMPBELL. >> I WANTED TO FOLLOW-UP ON THE COMMENTS MADE BY ETHAN JOHNSON TONIGHT FROM THE PODIUM. MR. JOHNSON WAS A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND HE MET WITH ME A COUPLE WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY ZONES PROGRAM. I WANTED TO REITERATE, IT'S A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS CAPITAL GAINS TO PERMIT IF YOU INITIATE CERTAIN TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS IN AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE. SO THERE IS NO IMPACT TO THE CITY. THE STATE MAKES THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THESE FEDERAL PROGRAMS. SO IF THERE IS AN INTEREST BY THIS COMMISSION IN DESIGNATING THAT CENSUS TRACKED AS AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE, STAFF WOULD BRING YOU A RESOLUTION. AND AN UPCOMING MEETING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING ELSE. >> ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT PARTICULAR PROPOSAL? >> I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT. I'D LIKE TO READ MORE ABOUT IT. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. [12. CITY CLERK REPORTS] THANK YOU. >> WITH NO OTHER QUESTIONS WE WILL MOVE TO CITY CLERK REPORTS. >> THEY ARE MINDER, THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST THE 19TH. AND EARLY VOTING STARTS AUGUST THE 6TH. [13. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS] >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY CLERK? SEEING NONE, WE MOVED TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS. MISS PRINCE? >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I GOT NOTIFICATION AS WE ENTERED THE BUILDING THAT THE LEON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE HAS ENTERED AN ORDER FINDING THAT THE BALLOT TITLE AND THE BALLOT STATEMENT ON THE TAX ISSUE ARE BIAS AND INACCURATE [02:10:03] AND ENJOINING-- IN JOINING THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUTTING IT ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT, THE JUDGE HAS ORDERED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REWRTE THE LANGUAGE TO CORRECT THE DEFECTS WITHIN TEN DAYS. SO THAT ORDER IS SEVERAL PAGES LONG. SO WE WILL FIND OUT IN THE NEXT TEN DAYS WHAT THE STATE DECIDES TO DO. THEY CAN APPEAL THIS RULING, OR THEY MAY JUST COMPLY AND REDRAFTED. IN OTHER NEWS, I REALIZED AT SOME POINT TODAY THAT IT IS ONE YEAR EXACTLY FROM WHEN I STARTED. AUGUST 4TH. SO, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. [LAUGHTER] AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW THERE'S LOTS OF ROOM FOR US TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND DO THINGS BETTER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY AND WE ARE WORKING IN THAT DIRECTION. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND IT'S A PLEASURE WORKING HERE. >> THANK YOU, MISS PRINCE. [14. MAYOR/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS] ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY BEFORE WE MOVE ON? SEEING NONE, WE WILL START WITH THE END OF THE LINE HERE. VICE MAYOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> I WOULD LIKE TO WISH BILL A HAPPY RETIREMENT. ILL CAME ON THE JOB A COUPLE YEARS BEFORE I DID. SO WE KIND OF-- EVEN THOUGH THE COUNTY SAID WE WERE ABLE TO MIRROR OUR CAREERS, WE WENT TO A LOT OF CLASSES TOGETHER AND KIND OF GREW OUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TOGETHER. SO BILL IS A FIREMAN'S FIREMAN. THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. HE LOVED EVERY FIREFIGHTER, MAN OR WOMAN, ACROSS THE BOARD, THAT HE SERVED WITH, AND IT'S-- WE ARE GOING TO MISS HIM, I CAN TELL YOU THAT. WE WILL MISS HIM BUT HE WILL ENJOY RETIREMENT. REPRESENTATIVE BLACK AND THE SENATOR A, OF COURSE, GREAT TEAM, GREAT EFFORT. I AM BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO MEET A LOT OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. AND WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS WE HAVE THE ABSOLUTE BEST HERE IN HOUSE DISTRICT 16. THESE PEOPLE ARE CHAMPIONS FOR FERNANDINA BEACH. NM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM. AND LASTLY A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE ELM STREET ASSOCIATION. I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THEIR EVENT ON SATURDAY AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THAT ORGANIZATION PUTS IN MORE TIME IN MORE RESOURCES AND MORE EFFORT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, THEN JUST ABOUT ANY ORGANIZATION. IT'S GREAT TO WATCH HOW MANY LIVES THEY TOUCH. YOU ARE EVER LOOKING FOR AN ORGANIZATION TO DONATE TO, SCHOLARSHIPS, THEY PUT ON EVENTS FOR KIDS, MOTHERS. THEIR MOTHER'S DAY AND FATHER'S DAY EVENT, THEY GIVE OUT TURKEYS AT THANKSGIVING. IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION. AND MR. WAYNE PETERSON I'M SURE CAN HELP YOU KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP THEM OUT. BUT A GREAT ORGANIZATION AND I APPRECIATE THEM. SPEE-- I APPRECIATE THEM. >> I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR CONSERVATION MANAGER WHO IS NOT HERE RIGHT NOW. SHE HAD THE CONSERVATION DIRECTOR HERE, AND A CONSERVATION-- CONSERVATION MANAGER, AND THE LOCAL HEAD OF OUR BIRDING GROUP HERE ON THE ISLAND TO DO A AUDIT OF THE CITY HALL WINDOWS. AND WE WENT TO THE AIRPORT TO ASSESS THOSE WINDOWS FOR BIRD STRIKE RISK. ESPECIALLY DURING MIGRATION. ABOUT 1 BILLION BIRDS STRIKE WINDOWS AND DIE EVERY YEAR DURING MIGRATION. SO THEY ARE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER A REPORT AND COME TO THE CITY WITH POSSIBLE MITIGATION STRATEGIES. I KNOW MY HOUSE WHEN WE PUT NEW WINDOWS IN, THE VERY FIRST DAY I GOT A WOODPECKER STRIKE. DEAD. SO THE AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY HAS THESE GREAT DOTS. >> FLOWERS. PUT FLOWERS ALL OVER YOUR WINDOWS. >> THE PROBLEM WITH DECALS IS THEY HAVE TO BE 2 INCHES APART FROM EACH OTHER, OR ELSE BIRDS THINK THEY CAN SLIP THROUGH. ANYWAY. THAT WILL COME TO YOU. MS. BESS AS MY PICTURE. >> HOW FAST CAN YOU PUT IT UP. [02:15:06] >> NOT FAST, DON'T BOTHER. >> HE WAS SUPER CONCERNED WITH THE AIRPORT. WITH THE SOUTH FACING WALL OF THE AIRPORT WINDOWS. THEY ARE REALLY REFLECTIVE. BUT THE REPORT IS COMING. STAYING WITH THE AIRPORT, I MET WITH A GROUP, I THINK MANY OF YOU DID. A GROUP THAT IS CONCERNED ABOUT AIRPORT NOISE, AND THEY ARE INTERESTED IN A WORKSHOP ABOUT NOISE IN THE AIRPORT COMMUNITY. DO WE HAVE AN APPETITE TO HOST A WORKSHOP, MAYBE IN OCTOBER? DID YOU SAY OCTOBER WAS TAKEN FOR DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION? >> THE FIRST WORKSHOP IN AUGUST OR OCTOBER HAS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION ON THE AGENDA. >> CAN I SAY THAT I ALSO MET WITH HIM ALONG WITH MR. COYLE. AND MR. COYLE'S RECOMMENDATION IS AS PART OF THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN THERE IS A CONSULTANT THAT IS A NOISE EXPERT. AND HE WILL BE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AT THE POINT WHERE HE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GIVE US AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING. SO MR. COYLE'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE WOULD DO A WORKSHOP AS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE THAT WOULD INCLUDE NOISE THAT-- SO WITH THE FEW WOMEN THAT I MET WITH, THEY SEEMED TO CONCUR THAT THAT WAS AN ACCEPTABLE OPTION. AND I THINK WE VOTED THAT AFTER YOU DID. >> YES. MR. COYLE SHARED THAT INFO WITH ME ON MONDAY AT OUR MEETING. AND I AGREE. THAT ONCE PART OF THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE IS DONE WE WILL SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH THAT CONSULTANT AND WE WILL HAVE THE LARGER DISCUSSION. >> ONE MORE THING. YOU MIGHT BE AWARE THAT THE ISLAND AND THESE AREAS HAVE RECORD SEA TURTLE NESTING. AND THEY ARE EMERGING RIGHT NOW. SO IF YOU ARE ON THE BEACH AT NIGHT, NO WHITE LIGHTS AT ALL. YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR PHONE TO HAVE A RED LIGHT. AND IF YOU ARE ON A BEACH AND YOU SEE A HOUSE WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS, THAT WILL CAUSE A BABY TURTLE TO HEAD TO THE HOUSE AND DIE, INSTEAD OF THE OCEAN. PLEASE CODEN ENFORCEMENT. -- CALL CODE ENFORCEMENT. CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS TO SEE THE HOUSE. PEOPLE IN THAT HOUSE DON'T WANT TO KILL TURTLES. THEY JUST DON'T REALIZE IT. AND ON THE BEACH IT'S A RELATIVELY HIGH CHANCE THAT IT'S A RENTAL. SO CALL CODE ENFORCEMENT IF YOU SEE IT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER MINSHEW? >> 290 TURTLE NESTS AS I UNDERSTAND. THAT IS A LOT. TWO THINGS. I'VE ATTENDED, AS AN OBSERVER, TWO OF THE CITIZENS ACADEMIES. AND THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN VERY INTERESTING. I WAS VERY EXCITED TO HEAR THAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO DO A SURVEY, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU GET BETTER. IS BY SURVEYING. AND I THINK THESE ACADEMY SESSIONS HAVE BEEN VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE. I KNOW I'VE LEARNED SOMETHING. SO I WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER. THE TWO DEPUTY MANAGERS AND THE STAFF, DIRECTORS, WHO HAVE BEEN SPENDING THEIR EVENINGS GIVING THESE PRESENTATIONS AND DOING THIS. IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT. AND THE OTHER THING I'M GOING TO SAY IS THAT I WENT OUT LAST FRIDAY AND MET WITH KEVIN LILLY. AT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW OUR PROPERTIES ARE APPRAISED AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR CALCULATIONS, AND WHAT ALL THIS STUFF MEANS AND HOW YOU CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND IT. SO HE AND A-- ONE OF HIS STAFF, A YOUNG ANALYST, SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF WITH ME. I WOULD THANK HIM FOR THAT TIME. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIONAL. THE MORE YOU UNDERSTAND THE BETTER YOU CAN FIGURE ALL THIS OUT. SO I WANT TO THANK MR. LILLY AND HIS STAFF FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HELP EDUCATE ME ON SOMETHING THAT IS ACTUALLY FAIRLY COMPLICATED. AND IT STOPPED RAINING AT MY [02:20:01] HOUSE. I WATCHED MY WEATHER APP. I SEE RAIN ALL AROUND AND I SAY, EA. AND I WAIT, AND NOTHING. I KNOW IT'S RAINING EVERYWHERE ELSE, BUT NOT ME. MY YARD IS VERY SAD RIGHT NOW. AND THAT IS IT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER POINTER. >> A COUPLE THINGS. SORRY ABOUT THE COUGHING. IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY. AND I'M SURE YOU HASWELL. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR CITY STAFF WHO WROTE THIS REALLY GREAT ANNUAL BUDGET. IT'S REALLY EASY TO UNDERSTAND. YOU LOOK AT IT, IT'S VERY CLEAR. I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT IT TAKES FROM THE CITY. IT'S NOT JUST MAKING CUTS HERE AND CUTS HERE AND IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS AND I THINK THAT THE STAFF DIDN'T INCREDIBLE JOB AND I WANT TO THANK THEM. AND THANK YOU, JEREMIAH FOR THE ELIXIR. IT HELPED. NOT A LOT, BUT IT HELPED. AND I APPRECIATED. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. I WANT TO PIGGYBACK OUT THE VICE MAYOR'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE... AND THE 30 KIDS THAT ATTENDED. AND ALL OF THEM WEARING HELMETS. SO WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE PUBLIC SAFETY BE PROMOTED IN THAT ASPECT. AS WE CLOSE THE END OF SUMMER, WE WANT TO SHOUT OUT OCEAN RESCUE. THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH ALL THE LIFE-SAVING EFFORTS THIS SEASON. AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE A FORMER SERGEANT ON HIS PROMOTION TO LIEUTENANT. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.