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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
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THE CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE TO ORDER AND ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A QUORUM.
ALL THE COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT.
MR. REAGAN, REFRESH MY MEMORY AS FAR AS OUR TIME FRAME IS CONCERNED THIS AFTERNOON.
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO END THIS MEETING NO LATER THAN 4:15, SO THAT WE HAVE TIME FOR A TRANSITIONAL BREAK PRIOR TO MS. POPE'S AWARD.
>> HERS IS SCHEDULED AT 4:30. [OVERLAPPING]
THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE, CITY COMMISSION.
[2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS]
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.AT THIS POINT, I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS, BUT YES, I WOULD RECOGNIZE MS. CLAIDEN.
YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD, AND GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. BJ CLAIDEN, WEST CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE.
I TRULY ENJOY THE CROWD OF THE PUBLIC THAT SHOWS UP FOR THESE MEETINGS, IT'S JUST SO ENCOURAGING.
IT'S TIME OUR TAXES BE SPENT ON PRIORITIES.
NUMBER 1 SHOULD BE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, MOVING THE STATION ON THE ISLAND.
I HAVEN'T HEARD TOO MUCH MORE ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN A SWING PARK.
THE SECOND THING IS A SMALL LITTLE ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF LAST YEAR, AT LEAST, WE NEED A SIMPLE LITTLE COPY MACHINE, DOESN'T COST A LOT OF MONEY.
FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHICH WAS MOVED FROM THE FOURTH FLOOR TO THE SECOND FLOOR, THIS WILL SAVE TIME AND THE ENERGY, ESPECIALLY THE TIME OF THE EMPLOYEE THAT HAS TO RUN UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT, AND I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF.
BUT IF THE EMPLOYEES DO NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THEIR JOB, IT WON'T GET DONE OR WILL BE LONG IN GETTING DONE.
THE ENFORCEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN THE CITY IS IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MCCORD IS WITH THE POLICE OFFICER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. CLAIDEN.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME? SEEING NO ONE, THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS MEETING IS CLOSED.
I WOULD NOW RECOGNIZE MR. MARK SIMPSON,
[3. FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTION OVERVIEW (MARK SIMPSON, FINANCE DIRECTOR)]
OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, FOR DISCUSSION OF FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTION OVERVIEW.>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
MARK SIMPSON, FINANCE DIRECTOR.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE IN MAY, I BELIEVE LAST YEAR WE DECIDED TO TALK ABOUT THE CIP AS FIRST IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, IT IS OF SIZABLE MAGNITUDE. WE'RE HERE TODAY.
FIRST, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR MID-YEAR PROJECTION.
THIS PROJECTION IS VERY PRELIMINARY IN NATURE.
WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS LOOK AT OUR REVENUES ACROSS THE BOARD, AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE TAKING A CLOSE LOOK AT THE EXPENDITURES.
THESE ARE ESTIMATES THAT I'LL GO THROUGH AS FAR AS HOW WE'RE LOOKING AFTER SIX MONTHS OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.
I WILL BE COVERING THEM BY FUND.
YOU CAN SEE OUR GENERAL FUND IS PROJECTED TO HAVE A NEGATIVE REVENUE VARIANCE, BUT THAT'S A MISNOMER BECAUSE WE BUDGETED TO BUY A $1.25 MILLION FIRE TRUCK WITH AN ENTER FOREIGN LOAN.
THE WAY THAT WORKS IS THAT REVENUE DOESN'T ACTUALLY COME IN.
WE BUDGET TO TECHNICALLY GO OVER BUDGET, AND THEN OVER THE YEARS THAT WILL BE PAID BACK.
THE GENERAL FUND REALLY IS DOING MUCH BETTER THAN NEGATIVE 200,000.
IT'S MORE LIKE A POSITIVE VARIANCE OF A MILLION.
THE EXPENDITURE VARIANCE OF A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE GENERAL FUND THAT I'M PROJECTING RIGHT NOW IS ALMOST SOLELY DUE TO OPEN POSITIONS.
WE ARE IN A CHALLENGING LABOR MARKET RIGHT NOW, IT'S TOUGH FOR US TO KEEP OUR WORKFORCE FULL IN TODAY'S MARKET.
THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE FAVORABLE $990,000 VARIANTS ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OF THE GENERAL FUND.
WHEN IT ALL SHAKES OUT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF POTENTIALLY $800,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND.
NOTHING EARTH-SHATTERING AS FAR AS THEIR GENERAL FUND AT THIS TIME,
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BUT I WILL BE SHARPENING THESE NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, AND WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WHERE WE ARE.UTILITY FUND, OVER-ACHIEVING IN REVENUES, BUT LIKE THE NOTE SAYS, ONLY ABOUT $800,000 OF THAT $2.8 MILLION VARIANCE IS FROM HIGHER THAN EXPECTED OPERATING REVENUES LIKE WATER AND SEWER SALES.
THE OTHER TWO MILLION FAVORABLE VARIANCES ARE FOR THINGS THAT ARE RESERVED FOR PLANT EXPANSION LIKE FLOW-BASED FEES FOR WATER AND SEWER.
I WOULDN'T CONSIDER ALL OF THAT $2.8 MILLION AVAILABLE TO SPEND BY ANY MEANS, BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON OUR FLOW-BASED FEES.
DOWN BELOW, AND I'LL HIT THIS WITH ALL OF THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, IS THESE PROJECTIONS ARE BUDGETARY PROJECTIONS, WHICH MEANS REVENUES MINUS EXPENDITURES.
AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN WE DO THE FINAL ACCOUNTING, AND I PRESENT YOU WITH THE ANNUAL REPORT, THAT ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINS DEPRECIATION WHICH WE DON'T BUDGET FOR.
WE BUDGET FOR THE ASSET ITSELF AND THEN DEPRECIATE IT OVER TIME, SO THE NUMBERS DO CHANGE BETWEEN BUDGET AND THE FINANCIAL REPORTING.
>> MR. SIMPSON, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HELP ME HERE A LITTLE BIT.
YOU DO MAKE A NOTATION ON SEVERAL OF THE FUNDS AT THE ANNUAL DEPRECIATION EXPENSE IS EXPECTED TO CONSUME THIS EXCESS.
YOU USE THAT PHRASE IN SEVERAL PLACES?
>> ARE WE TRANSFERRING THAT, I'M GOING TO USE THE TERM SINKING FUND, THAT MAY NOT BE THE CORRECT, BUT IS THAT LITERALLY A FINANCIAL TRANSFER THAT WE'RE RESERVING? EXPLAIN THAT FOR ME.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BUY A FIXED ASSET IN A BUSINESS IS, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS A BUSINESS-TYPE FUND, BUT IF WE BUY A MILLION-DOLLAR FIRE TRUCK, THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY GET EXPENSED IN THE YEAR THAT WE BUY IT, IT GETS MOVED OVER TO THE BALANCE SHEET.
EFFECTIVELY WE WOULD MOVE THAT MILLION DOLLARS OF NON SPENT FUNDS OVER TO A SAVINGS ACCOUNT, AND THEN THE DEPRECIATION WOULD WIPE THAT MILLION DOLLARS OUT OVER THE USEFUL LIFE OF THAT APPARATUS OR THAT TRUCK.
>> WHEN THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER USEFUL TO US, HAVE WE SEGREGATED CASH TO PURCHASE A NEW FIRE TRUCK?
>> EFFECTIVELY, WE WOULD APPROPRIATE THAT YEAR'S AD VALOREM TAX OR IN THE CASE OF A UTILITY FUND, WE WOULD APPROPRIATE THAT YEAR'S REVENUES.
BUT IN THEORY, IN THIS UTILITY FUND AND ALMOST ALL OF OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS, WE DO KEEP ADEQUATE SAVINGS ON HAND WITH OUR RESERVE POLICIES.
WE'VE GOT THREE MONTHS OF OPERATING REVENUE THAT WE CAN USE TO BUY ASSETS LIKE THIS.
OR IF THEY'RE REALLY LONG-TERM ASSETS, WE BORROW THE FUNDS.
>> UTILITY FUND, FAVORABLE VARIANCE, APPROXIMATELY $2.8 MILLION.
REALLY PLEASED WITH THE STORMWATER FUND THIS YEAR.
OUR REVENUES COMING IN AS EXPECTED.
WE'VE BEEN SLOWLY INCREASING RATES YEAR OVER YEAR IN THE STORMWATER FUND TO HELP GET THIS FUND SOLVENT.
THE CHALLENGE THIS YEAR IS THE SOLID WASTE FUND.
WE DID INCREASE RATES SUBSTANTIALLY THIS YEAR AND YOU CAN SEE OUR REVENUES DO REFLECT A FAVORABLE VARIANCE.
BUT THE EXPENDITURES IN THIS BOND ARE REALLY HURTING US RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS, WELL, NUMBER 1, FUEL IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.
VEHICLE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE, WE'VE BEEN UNABLE TO SECURE THE REPLACEMENT TRUCKS THAT WE'VE WANTED TO USE.
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ON THESE TRUCKS IS [INAUDIBLE] COST AND THE FONT SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT ALSO THE TIPPING FEES FOR RECYCLING HAVE ALMOST TRIPLED.
WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ASTRONOMICAL TIPPING FEES RIGHT NOW AND I'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON HOW WE PLAN TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR.
BUT WITH THE CURRENT STATUS, THE SOLID WASTE FUND IS NOT SUSTAINABLE.
WE NEED GAS PRICES TO COME DOWN AND TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE EXCESSIVE TIPPING FEES.
THAT IS THE ONE PIECE OF SOMEWHAT BAD NEWS THIS AFTERNOON.
>> SIMPSON DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY THAT TIPPING FEES FOR JUST RECYCLING HAVE INCREASED BY THAT 300 PERCENT YOU SAID?
>> I BELIEVE IT'S SOMEWHERE AROUND $50 A TON TO SOMETHING LIKE A 150.
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IT'S PRETTY ASTRONOMICAL WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR RECYCLING AND ALSO TRADITIONAL TIPPING FEES FOR REGULAR GARBAGE HAVE GONE UP TOO, BUT THE RECYCLING IS WHAT'S REALLY CRIPPLING THE FUND RIGHT NOW.>> OKAY. OVERTIME AS WELL, I'M ASSUMING WITH THE BREAKDOWNS OF THE VEHICLE.
>> YEAH. THE VEHICLE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE THROUGH THE ROOF AS WELL AS FUEL, IT'S DIFFICULT.
WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT FONT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
>> WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK CLEAR RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THE FUND SERVICE LEVELS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
ARE WE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT GLASS RECYCLING? ARE WE RESEARCHING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN FLORIDA THAT WOULD TAKE IT?
>> YEAH. FLAGLER COUNTY HAS GOTTEN INTO THE GLASS RECYCLING BUSINESS AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO REGIONALIZE GLASS RECYCLING.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE HAD A GLASS RECYCLING PLANT JUST DOWN THE FLAGLER COUNTY.
>> THAT WOULD BE PERFECT BECAUSE THAT WEIGHS A LOT. THANK YOU.
>> FORMER ST. JOHNS COUNTY COMMISSIONER KEN BRYAN IS A FLAGLER COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND HE REACHED OUT TO US TO LET US KNOW ABOUT THEIR FACILITY AND THEIR INTEREST IN REGIONALIZATION.
>> THE MARINA FUND CONTINUES TO SHINE FOR US.
REVENUE IS 8.3 PERCENT BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED.
ALL THE EXPENDITURE VARIANCES ARE DUE TO LABOR SHORTAGES.
BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT A NICE PROFIT THERE AT THE MARINA THIS YEAR, WHICH WE COULD CERTAINLY USE AFTER A COUPLE OF HURRICANES THAT WE SUFFERED.
VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER REVENUES ONCE AGAIN ARE HITTING IT OUT OF THE PARK.
THAT'S THE GARAGE, AND PARKING, AND TOURISM.
THIRTEEN PERCENT HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED.
THE GIFT SHOPS MAKING A NICE COMEBACK.
PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING MORE AND BRINGING THEIR SCHOOL GROUPS INTO THE GIFT SHOP.
WE'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER FUND.
IT'S OUR ONLY FUND WITH A DEFICIT NET POSITION.
WE NEED THIS ONE TO TURN A PROFIT TO GET ITS SAVINGS ACCOUNT BACK IN THE BLOCK, SO TO SPEAK.
>> I'M SURE I'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE THAT THERE IS INCREASING PARKING FEES, ESPECIALLY AS WE MOVE INTO THE TO THE CIRCULATOR TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PARK ON THE EXTERIOR.
WE'RE FULL A LOT OF DAYS ANYWAY.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO MR. FRANKLIN ON THAT.
>> I'M GOING TO SAY THAT WE NEED TO BRING THE COMMISSION SOME ALTERNATIVES ON FEES.
HISTORICALLY, TOURISM HAVE BEEN VERY PRICE INELASTIC TO RATE INCREASES IN THE PARKING GARAGE.
WE'LL COME BACK AND GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF ALTERNATIVES AS STARTING BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS.
>> OKAY. MR. SIMPSON, PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> BEFORE I HIT THE CIP AT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUND BY FUND PROJECTION?
>> I HAVE NONE. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> WHAT MR. FRANKLIN IS GOING TO PRESENT IS A LOT OF INFORMATION.
WHAT I DID WAS JUST SUMMARIZE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR YOU ON THIS LAST SLIDE SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IT ALL IN ITS TOTALITY.
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS $56 MILLION THAT MOST OF IT HAS TO BE SPENT BY THE END OF 2026.
IT IS AN AGGRESSIVE PLAN AND IT'S BROKEN OUT BY FUNDING SOURCE HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT VERY LITTLE OF IT IS FALLING ON OUR AVALON TAXPAYERS OR OUR RATE PAYERS.
THE MAJORITY OF THIS SURE IT WILL FALL ON OUR RATE PAYERS OVER TIME FOR THE $12 MILLION BANK LOAN.
BUT THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN AND GRANT FUNDING.
>> MR. FRANKLIN, DO YOU HAVE THE NEXT PORTION HERE? AS MR. FRANKLIN IS COMING FORWARD, I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE A POINT THAT MRS. CLARDY MADE TO FOCUS IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION [NOISE] AND IT GIVES A TREMENDOUS INSIGHT AS TO THE GREAT WORK OUR CITY STAFF IS DOING.
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I THINK PARTICULARLY FOR OUR COMMISSION CANDIDATES, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE CONVENIENCE OF WATCHING AT HOME, BUT THERE'S CLEARLY SOMETHING TO BE GAINED FOR BEING IN-PERSON AND TO ABSORB THIS INFORMATION.BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY AND WHERE WE ARE HEADING IN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
[4. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN REVIEW (REUBEN FRANKLIN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR)]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COMMISSIONERS.
REUBEN FRANKLIN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
THIS AFTERNOON, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M EXTREMELY PROUD TO PRESENT THIS PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT WILL COVER FISCAL YEAR 2023-2027.
WE WILL INCLUDE JUST FOR CONTINUITY THIS YEAR'S PROJECTS AS WELL IN THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE SOME OF THEM WILL CARRY OVER INTO FUTURE FISCAL YEARS.
WE WILL COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION, I BELIEVE IN AUGUST FOR FINAL ADOPTION.
THERE'S TIME FOR FEEDBACK AND FOR CHANGES.
IF YOU SEE ANYTHING IN THE PLAN THAT YOU THINK THE PUBLIC WOULD BENEFIT FROM WITH SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I'M ALL EARS.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY BEFORE WE DIVE IN TO THANK THE STAFF THAT WORKED ON THIS: MRS. BEACH AND MR. SLAUGHTER, AS WELL AS OUR GIS MANAGER, JEREMY BERG.
WHEN WE WRAP THIS UP, I'M GOING TO DEBUT A GIS TOOL THAT WAS CREATED BY THE GIS DIVISION THAT WE HOPE TO PUSH OUT SO THE PUBLIC CAN REALLY SEE WHERE THESE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE.
IT'S NOT READY FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION YET, BUT I'LL SHOW YOU GUYS WHAT THE INTENT OF THE TOOL WILL BE.
>> MR. FRANKLIN, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE.
SUBSTANTIALLY, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANYTHING NEW.
IN OTHER WORDS, THIS IS INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE COMMISSION OR YOUR COUNTERPARTS HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE COMMISSION OF THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, IF NOT YEARS.
YOU'VE SIMPLY BROUGHT IT TOGETHER IN A CONCISE FORM.
I LOVE THE WAY YOU'RE PRESENTING EACH PROJECT AS A SEPARATE SHEET BECAUSE I THINK THAT HELPS PEOPLE GET A HOLD OF INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AS WELL AS TO SEE THEM IN A LARGER CONTEXT?
>> OH, YES. THAT'S CORRECT. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING ITEM OF MYSELF THAT I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT US CREATING A ROBUST CIP THAT'S DIGESTIBLE BY IT TO THE PUBLIC, SO THEY CAN SEE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET THE PRESENTATION GOING.
IT'S PROGRESSING ON THE SLIDES HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TO GET STARTED ALSO, WHEN THIS IS FINALLY APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, WE WILL CHANGE THIS COVER SHEET THAT WILL HAVE AN ADOPTED DATE, AND WE'LL HAVE THE CITY COMMISSION NAMES ON THE ADOPTION SHEETS SO THEY CAN SEE WHEN IT WAS ADOPTED.
WHEN WE BRING IT BACK TO YOU WE'LL HAVE THE COVER CHANGED.
THEN 10 DAYS ONCE IT'S ADOPTED TO CREATE THIS WILL BE LIKE THE BOOKLET THAT YOU CAN PRINT OUT, CARRY WITH YOU AS A PDF.
YOU CAN HAVE IT TO REFERENCE AND HOPEFULLY THE GENERAL PUBLIC FINDS VALUE IN THAT TOO.
FOR TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE PROJECT SCHEDULE, AND FOLLOWED BY THE PROJECT FLOWCHART.
THE PROJECT FLOWCHART IS BASICALLY WHAT YOU SEE IN EVERY QUARTERLY UPDATE.
IT'S WHERE WE TAKE THE SNAPSHOT OF THAT FISCAL YEAR, AND THE STATUS OF THE PROJECTS AS THEY'RE GOING FROM PRELIMINARY DESIGN TO DESIGN.
THEN I'LL GO OVER TO PROJECT INFORMATION SHEETS.
WE CAN SPEND AS LITTLE OR AS MUCH TIME AS YOU WANT ON THOSE.
THEN AT THE VERY END, WE DID CREATE A GLOSSARY OF TERMS BECAUSE WE DO IN OUR WORLD HAVE A LOT OF ACRONYMS, WTPS WATER TREATMENT PLAN, WWTP WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN.
JUST TO HELP SO YOU CAN REFERENCE THAT AS YOU READ THROUGH THE DOCUMENT AS WELL.
THIS IS OUR PROPOSED OVERALL SCHEDULE FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN.
THE ADOPTION WILL BE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2027.
THAT WILL BE A FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
IDEAS IS THAT AS WE ROLL INTO 2023 AND START ACCOMPLISHING THOSE.
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NEXT YEAR, WE'LL HAVE 2024-2028.YOU'LL START TO SEE NEW PROJECTS GET FILTERED IN THAT YEAR 2028, UNLESS THERE'S A PRIORITY CHANGE THAN WE HAVE AN OPTION TO RESHUFFLE THE DECK BASED ON THE COMMISSION'S PRIORITIES.
THAT BEING SAID, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IN TOTALITY HERE IS 51 TOTAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE, 10 OF WHICH ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW IN 2022.
THOSE 10 PROJECTS BY THE END OF 2022 ARE GOING TO DROP OFF AND WE'LL BE LEFT WITH 41 PROJECTS FOR 2023-2027.
WHEN WE PRODUCE THE SCHEDULE, WE HAD TO HAVE IT IN ORDER OF WHEN THE PROJECTS ARE STARTED.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IS THIS FIRST SHEET.
A LOT OF THE PROJECTS IN 2022 ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO 2023,2024, BUT THIS FIRST SLATE HERE THAT YOU SEE IN 2022 ARE GOING TO BE COMPLETED AND THEY'LL DROP OFF THIS YEAR.
WE CREATED AS THE SCHEDULE ALL THE WAY OUT TO 2027.
I'LL COVER ALL OF THESE IN THE INFORMATION SHEETS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT THIS IS THE OVERVIEW.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE A PARTICULAR PROJECT, WE DID GIVE THE PAGE NUMBER ON THE VERY RIGHT-HAND COLUMN.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT, YOU CAN FLIP RIGHT TO IF YOU WANTED TO SEE LIKE MARIA SANCHEZ, YOU COULD FLIP THE PAGE 20, AND THAT SHOULD BRING YOU TO THE PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET.
ANY BIG QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT SCHEDULE?
>> HOW DO YOU ADD PROJECTS TO THE CIP? WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE TO ADD A PROJECT?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IT'S A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.
WE HAVE WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH MR. GRANT AND UTILITIES DIRECTOR AND OPERATIONS WITH OUR ENGINEERING DIVISION WHERE WE'RE CONSTANTLY GOING OVER THE OPERATIONS OF OUR WATER AND SEWER UTILITY.
WE BRING FEEDBACK IN FROM THE PUBLIC.
WE ALSO LOOK AT WHAT BREAKS SPECIFICALLY TO THE WATER MAIN, BUT WE ALSO LOOK AT PUBLIC COMPLAINTS, FEEDBACK THAT WE GET FROM THE COMMISSION.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH AGENCIES WITH ST. JOHNS COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS AND ALSO THAT DOT BECAUSE OUR UTILITY SERVICE AREA RUNS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, AND INTO COUNTY ROADS AND STATE ROADS.
WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN MIND AS WELL WHEN WE'RE DEVELOPING THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO RELOCATE OUR UTILITIES.
ACTUALLY THIS EVENING YOU'LL SEE THE PRESENTATION FROM THE NORTH FLORIDA TPO.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING THEIR FIVE-YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THE TIP.
WE LOOK AT THAT AS WELL WHEN WE'RE DEVELOPING THIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
>> ON THAT NOTE, WHEN THE TIP ISN'T APPROVED, ALSO, WE WILL ALSO CREATE AN APPENDIX HERE AND ADD THAT TO THIS BOOKLETS.
YOU HAVE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE.
THIS NEXT ONE IS OUR CIP FLOWCHART.
THIS IS WHAT WE UPDATE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, AND BRING THIS TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
THIS IS THE SNAPSHOT AND THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT COLUMNS ARE THE DIFFERENT STATUSES THAT THE PROJECTS WILL BE IN.
THIS IS A MORE SMALLER VIEW WINDOW, NOT THE WHOLE FIVE-YEAR, BUT THIS IS JUST THE FISCAL YEAR THAT WE'RE IN WINDOW AND ACTIVE PROJECTS GOING ON.
WHEN WE BRING THE QUARTERLY UPDATE, NOW THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THESE PROJECT INFORMATION SHEETS, WE'LL HAVE THIS WE'LL GIVE YOU UPDATES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS.
THEN WE'LL HAVE THE PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX THAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO EVERY QUARTERLY UPDATE.
YOU'LL REALLY START TO SEE HOW THESE PROJECTS ARE MOVING THROUGH.
THEN WHAT WE'LL DO IS WHEN WE COMPLETE THEM WILL TAKE THAT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET OUT AND PUT IT INTO A COMPLETED COLUMN.
WE'LL HAVE A REALLY NICE RECORD GOING FORWARD OF EVERYTHING THAT IS BEING COMPLETED BY THE CITY.
>> TO THAT END, MR. FRANKLIN AND I RELUCTANT TO ASK THIS, BUT IS THERE A TRACKING BEYOND COMPLETION? IN OTHER WORDS, IS THERE AN ASSESSMENT OF HOW WELL THE PROJECT MEETS THE PROJECT GOALS OR OBJECTIVES OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, MOVING OUT ONCE IT'S COMPLETED?
>> THE ANSWER TO THAT IS, WE HAVE PERMANENT REQUIREMENTS TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE'S PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS TIED TO THAT, YES, BUT I COULDN'T SAY THAT THERE'S ANY SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION THAT'S GOING ON FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF [OVERLAPPING].
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>> I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION.
I'M MORE LIKE IF IT'S A SEAWALL, FOR EXAMPLE, AND IT'S DESIGNED FOR 10 YEARS AND IT FAILS WITHIN THREE YEARS.
HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT? YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? MORE ON A GENERAL BASIS.
>> MORE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SET ON INSPECTION SCHEDULE.
WE WILL HAVE THEM INSPECTED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS OR BI-ANNUAL BASIS, AND WE'LL LEAD THAT CHARGE.
LIKE FOR INSTANCE, EVERY WAYFINDING SIGN THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, HAS AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.
WE HIRE AN ENGINEERING FIRM AND THEY GO OUT THERE AND DO AN INSPECTION AND THEN THEY GIVE US A REPORT OF ANY DEFECTS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
FOR BIG CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, WE WOULD DO THAT.
FOR SMALLER TYPE STUFF, WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN PLACE.
>> IF I COULD MAYBE ADD TO IT.
SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, AND I THINK MAYBE WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS, THERE ARE SOME GLOBAL MEASUREMENTS, KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS GALLONS SEWAGE SPILLED, WATER COMPLAINTS, SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT GIVE A VERY HIGH ALTITUDE OF THE COLLECTIVE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM.
WE USED TO HAVE MAYBE 400 WATER COMPLAINTS A YEAR AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO LIKE MAYBE A DOZEN OR TWO DOZEN.
SEWAGE SPILLS ARE I THINK IN THE LAST BIG STORM WE HAD, IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN MY TIME FOR 24 YEARS NOT TO LOSE SEWAGE DURING A BIG STORM.
BUT I THINK WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO AS STAFF IS TO THINK ABOUT YOUR QUESTION A LITTLE BIT AND MAYBE TRY TO BRING SOME OTHER INDICATORS THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN DISCUSSING, LIKE ONE THING THAT'S HARD TO APPRECIATE IS THAT WHERE WE'VE DONE SOME RESILIENCY PROJECTS, WE HAVE FAR LESS SUNNY DAY FLOODING.
IT'S HARD TO REALIZE IT, BUT LIKE IN SOUTH DAVIS SHORES ON A KING TIDE, WE USED TO HAVE FOUR DAYS OF A FLOODED ROAD, AND THERE ARE KING TIDES NOW WE HAVE ZERO OR WE MIGHT HAVE ONE TIDE CYCLE OF A FLOODED ROAD.
I THINK WE REALLY HAVE TO PROCESS YOUR QUESTION AND COME BACK WITH SOME REAL GOOD INDICATORS, PARTICULARLY IN RESILIENCY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> AS YOU SAY THAT BECAUSE BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT DESIGN ELEMENTS IN EACH OF THESE; ENGINEERING DESIGN ELEMENTS.
IF SOMETHING'S WORKING BETTER THAN EXPECTED, THEN THAT WOULD BE A DESIGN ELEMENT THAT YOU'D WANT TO INCLUDE IN FUTURE.
WHEREAS IF YOU GET A CONTRACTOR, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT PUTS A ROOF ON A BUILDING THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A 15 YEAR ROOF AND IT LEAKS WITHIN FIVE, THEN YOU MAY NOT WANT TO USE THAT CONTRACTOR IN THE FUTURE.
I GUESS THAT'S WHERE I WAS HEADED WITH ALL THIS, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> UNDER BIDDING UNDER YOUR FLOW CHART, YOU HAVE AN ASTERISK UNDER POSTPONED PROJECTS, AND THE ONLY ONE I COULD FIND ON THERE WAS THE CITY MARINA CROSSWALK, SO CAN YOU FLESH THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT?
>> YES. SO THE CITY MARINA CROSSWALK IS DESIGNED, IT WILL PROVIDE AN ADA ACCESSIBLE RAMP TO THE CITY MARINA AND HAVE A RAPID FLASH BEACON CROSSWALK ACROSS AVENIDA MENENDEZ AND ALSO MARINA STREET.
FUNDING BECAME AN ISSUE, WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT THAT TO HUB.
IT'S GOING TO BE A BRICKED CROSSWALK.
BUT WHEN WE PUT IT OUT TO BID, THE BID COST CAME BACK MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WHAT WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT, SO I ACTUALLY HAVE THAT YEAR MARKED AS ARE GOING TO BE OUR FIRST MOBILITY FEE PROJECTS.
ONCE WE GET THE MOBILITY FEE FUNDS BUILT UP, THAT PROJECT'S GOING TO GO OUT THE GATE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THE MOBILITY FEE FUND, AND WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THAT TOO.
>> WELL, NOW WE GET INTO THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECT SHEETS.
I WAS JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THEM QUICKLY AND GIVE A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW UNLESS YOU WANT TO PICK ONE AND STICK ON IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT AS YOU SAID, NONE OF THESE SHOULD BE A SURPRISE.
I THINK WE HAVE COVERED THEM IN THE PAST IN OUR RESILIENT WORKSHOPS.
THE FIRST ONE OUT OF THE GATE IS THE ANASTASIA BOULEVARD FIRE STATION AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT RELOCATING THE FIRE STATION ON THE ISLAND, AND SO THEN WE CAN ALLOW FDOT TO COME IN AND MAKE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INTERSECTION OF RED COX ROAD AND ANASTASIA BOULEVARD AND OLD QUARRY.
SO ALL THESE SHEETS ARE SET UP THE SAME WAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION WITH THE PROJECT NAME ON THE LEFT.
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ON THE RIGHT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOCATION MAP.YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE ANY DETAIL THAT WE ALREADY HAVE FOR THE PROJECT IF THERE'S A CONCEPTUAL PLAN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ON.
IN THE BOTTOM LEFT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A DESIGN COST, THE CONSTRUCTION COST, PROJECT STATUS, AND THEN CONSTRUCTION DURATION.
NOW, FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE REALLY PRELIMINARY, YOU'LL GET TO BE DETERMINED FOR SOME OF THESE ITEMS. THIS SPECIFIC ONE, WE'RE REALLY IN THE SCOPING AND COORDINATION PROCESS WITH STATE AGENCIES CURRENTLY.
THIS IS THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS BACK BAY FEASIBILITY STUDY.
RECENTLY THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZED US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STUDY, SO WE HAVE HAD A PRELIMINARY SCOPE MEETING WITH THE ARMY CORPS, AND SO IN THE FUTURE, RIGHT NOW WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN IS WE HAVE TO FINALIZE THE SCOPE OF WORK, AND THEN BRING THE CONTRACT BACK FOR THE COMMISSION TO EXECUTE, OF WHICH TIME WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON A SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
THIS IS THE ARRICOLA AVENUE FORCE MAIN HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL.
THIS IS PART OF THE FEMA 13 LIFTS STATIONS.
THE WORK FOR THE DRILL HAS PRIMARILY BEEN DONE.
IF YOU'RE IN SOUTH DAVIS SHORES, YOU'LL NOTICE WE HAVE THE STREET CLOSED BY COCINA PARK BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING ON THE TIE IN TO LIFT STATION 52, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR BIG STATIONS FOR THIS SOUTH DAVIS SHORES NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS IS AVENIDA MENENDEZ SEAWALL.
THIS IS AN HMGP GRANT FUND, AND THIS IS REALLY RAISING THE LAST SECTION OF SEAWALL WITHIN CITY CONTROL FROM REALLY WHERE THE OLD SANTA MARIA WAS, ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CITY MARINA.
THIS IS CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN, AND FUNDED 75 PERCENT BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
COURT THEOPHELIA NEIGHBORHOOD STORM WATER AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS HAS BEEN ACTUALLY A LONG STANDING ITEM THAT WE'VE BEEN WANTING TO ADDRESS.
WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE FUNDING AND THINGS TO MISPITCH.
WE GOT FLORIDA RESILIENT FUNDING FOR THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND REDO ALL OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, STORM WATER IMPROVEMENTS, WE'LL LOOK AT LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY IF WE CAN ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH WHERE WE CURRENTLY LEASE 301 SAN MARCO, WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD ROPE IN A MOBILITY COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT.
CURRENTLY, WE'RE WORKING ON THE CONTRACT THAT WILL BE COMING TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR EXECUTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
THE DOWNTOWN CIRCULATOR, THIS IS MORE OF A PROGRAM, BUT I WANTED TO INCLUDE IT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE AN ANNUAL RECURRING AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF THOSE IN HERE.
BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE AS A PROJECT DATA SHEET.
WE'RE WORKING WITH FDOT TO GET FIVE YEARS FUNDED AND FOR THE YELLOW ROUTE, WHICH WOULD BE ROUTE 1 RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS IS ONE I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON AND MAYBE I DIDN'T LOOK AT IT CLOSELY ENOUGH, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME IN OUR EFFORT TO BE BRIEF, WE MIGHT HAVE CUT OFF HALF THE ROUTE.
SO THIS IS I READ IT COMES TO AVENIDA MENENDEZ, AND THEN WE DON'T SAY WHERE IT GOES.
>> I GOT YOU. [OVERLAPPING] I WILL CIRCLE BACK AND MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT IN THIS ONE.
>> PUN INTENDED. [LAUGHTER] IT'LL COME DOWN CATHEDRAL PLACE TO CORDOVA AND THEN BACK TO THE VIC.
THANK YOU. THAT'S GOING TO BE HUGE, I THINK.
>> YES, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE'VE ADVERTISED IT, IT'S ON THE STREET, AND WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE SELECTION SHORTLY.
>> WE HAVE REQUESTED TDC DOLLARS FOR THIS TO SUPPLEMENT FUNDING PERHAPS TO EXPAND THE ROUTES IN THE FUTURE.
WE HAVE SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH, REALLY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN US AND THEM, SO WE WOULD HOPE THIS WOULD BE THE BEGINNING.
BUT MAYBE I'M GETTING AHEAD OF OURSELVES [LAUGHTER] A LITTLE BIT.
WE'LL SEE HOW IT WORKS, SO WE TRIED THIS BEFORE.
>> NO, BUT I JUST THINK THAT THE SYNERGY CULTURALLY, GEOGRAPHICALLY, ETC, BETWEEN OUR CITY AND ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH IS SO STRONG, ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PARTNER AND WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH THEM IS ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT THING TO DO, SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, BUT THIS IS WONDERFUL.
>> I LOVE THE WAY YOU SAID, YOU'VE GOT ROUTE 1, ROUTE 2, ROUTE 3, ROUTE 4, ROUTE 5, WHICH I'M ASSUMING,
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2, 3, 4, 5, THOSE ARE SHUTTLE ROUTES?>> LOVELY. SO ALL THE BENDS ARE THERE.
>> YEAH. THIS IS WHAT'S ADOPTED IN OUR LONG-RANGE MOBILITY PLAN, SO WE'LL START WITH ROUTE 1.
WE WOULD PROBABLY GO TO ROUTE 2 WHICH WOULD BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BROADY SIDE, WOULD BE THE NEXT ONE, AND THEN AS OPPORTUNITIES ARISE, WE'D LOOK TO GET THE ADDITIONAL ROUTES RUN AS WELL.
>> OUR NEXT PROJECT IS THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PHASE 2A.
THIS IS RECONSTRUCTION OF SPANISH STREET FROM CUNA STREET TO ORANGE STREET, AND ALSO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE TOLOMATO LOT TO PROVIDE SOME COMMERCIAL LOADING ZONES IN THE TOLOMATO LOT.
THIS PROJECT, I HAVE FINAL DOCUMENTS AND PREPARING TO PUT IT ON THE STREET FOR ADVERTISEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION.
DUERO AND CERRO STORMWATER AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
THE PROJECT IS UNDER DESIGN IN FOR LINCOLN VILLE, AND THEN IN FUTURE YEARS WE'LL COME BACK FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THIS.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO THINK THIS IS REALLY GOOD THING, BUT THIS STRUCK MEANS SEVERAL OF YOUR DESCRIPTIONS OF THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.
I THINK WE NEED TO SAVE AS ARTIFACTS SOME OF THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PIECES, CAST IRON, THE TERRACOTTA, WHATEVER IT IS WE HAVE BECAUSE THEY ARE A PART OF OUR HISTORY AND WE NEED TO STASH THEM SOMEWHERE AND HOLD ONTO THEM BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE IMPORTANT IS TO WHERE HAVE BEEN AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
>> WELL TO THAT POINT, OUR ENGINEERING MANAGER HAS A CUTOUT OF A WATER MAIN FROM 1897 IN HIS OFFICE.
[LAUGHTER]. I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO DOCUMENT THE MATERIALS FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.
THIS ONE, YOU'VE HEARD A SQUAD AT LENGTH ABOUT, THIS IS THE FEMA 13 LIFT STATIONS WHICH IS UNDERWAY.
I DO HAVE A BRIEF UPDATE PUMPING LIFT STATION 12.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSER TO AUGUST.
THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S CLOSING THE SAN SEBASTIAN DOWN, BUT WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH CONCRETE DELIVERIES AND SCHEDULING THEM, SO IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT'S GOING TO PUSH TO AUGUST BEFORE WE HAVE THAT ROAD OPEN.
>> ANOTHER FLORIDA RESILIENT FUNDING, THIS IS A GROUNDWATER MONITORING.
SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON GETTING THIS SCOPE SET UP AND GETTING A COMPANY ON BOARD TO INSTALL THE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR GROUNDWATER.
INLET DRIVE SHORELINE STABILIZATION, THIS IS ANOTHER GRANT FUNDED PROJECT THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT DEPLOYING SOME LIVING SHORELINE ENHANCEMENTS ALONG THIS SECTION OF THE ROADWAY HERE.
KING STREET OWNERSHIP TRANSFER, WE JUST EXECUTED OR GOT APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.
SO IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS, WE'LL BE PUTTING A DESIGN TEAM TOGETHER AND DEVELOPING A PUBLIC INPUT AND OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR THIS.
THIS IS KING STREET IN SAN SEBASTIAN RIVER WATER MAIN HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLS.
SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE OUR 16-INCH WATER MAIN, WHICH IS IF YOU EVER CROSS THE SAN SEBASTIAN BRIDGE, IF YOU LOOK TO THE NORTH, YOU'LL SEE OUR WATER MAIN.
WE HAVE TO DECOMMISSION THAT AND DRILL IT UNDER THE RIVER BEFORE THEY REBUILD THE BRIDGE.
LAKE MARIA SANCHEZ FLOOD MITIGATION AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
AGAIN, ANOTHER GRANT FUNDED PROJECT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON CURRENTLY.
THESE ARE NEW, BUT THEY'LL BE PROGRAMMED INTO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BUT LIFT STATIONS 8,14 AND 41 ARE SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT AS WELL.
LIGHTHOUSE PARK GRAVITY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, THIS IS ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH THE STUDY AND DESIGN TO BRING GRAVITY SEWER TO THE LIGHTHOUSE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE DON'T HAVE CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS SECURED YET, BUT THE FIRST STEP IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STUDY AND DESIGN.
OUR MINI GRANT PROGRAM FOR SEWER CONNECTIONS IN WEST AUGUSTINE WE WERE ON PACKAGE 5, WHICH WAS JUST COMPLETED.
TO DATE, WE HAVE ABOUT 61 CONVERSIONS FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER.
OYSTER CREEK FORCE MAIN HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL,
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THIS ONE IS ALMOST COMPLETE.THIS HAD TO BE DONE TO GET OUT OF FDOT'S WAY AS THEY REPLACED THE BOX CULVERT FOR OYSTER CREEK AS ONE.
PARKING PAY STATION FLOOD PROOFING, SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COMPANY TO CREATE FLOOD PROOF CASINGS FOR OUR PARKING PAY STATIONS.
SO WHEN WE SEE A STORM SURGE EVENT COMING, WE CAN GO OUT AND FLOOD PROOF THEM INSTEAD OF REMOVING THEM COMPLETELY FROM THE STREET BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY HEAVY.
OKAY, THIS ONE WE CAN SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON, PAVING PROJECTS, SO THIS IS AN ANNUAL PROGRAM THAT WE FUND FOR PAVING.
WHAT WE HAVE SO FAR IS ON YOUR RIGHT IS A MAP THAT SHOWS YOU ALL OF THE PAVING PROJECTS THAT WE'VE COMPLETED UP UNTIL THIS YEAR.
IN RED, YOU'LL SEE WHAT ARE THE PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.
SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY $370,000 PROGRAMMED IN FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A BUDGET OF $700,000 TO $800,000 BASED ON COMMISSIONS FEEDBACK.
SO THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME, I'LL HAVE ANOTHER LIST THAT WILL GET US TO THAT NUMBER.
BUT THIS IS THE TIME NOW IF YOU HAVE ANY INPUT OR FEEDBACK BETWEEN NOW AND OUR NEXT WORKSHOP, THERE'S ANY ROADS AND ANYBODY WHO ARE REACHING OUT TO YOU ABOUT NEEDING PAVING.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NORTH WHITNEY, FLORIDA AVENUE, CARRERA STREET, RIBERIA STREET FROM ORANGE TO GROVE, WHICH IS BY FRANCIS FIELD, NORTH LEONARDI, I'M GOING TO PUT AN EARMARK IN THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES, WE HAVE TO WORK OUT BEFORE WE PAVE THAT STREET AND THEN ALSO CORDOVA STREET FROM KING STREET TO ORANGE STREET.
>> MR. FRANKLIN, I'VE OBSERVED BECAUSE I GO OUT WEST KING STREET A LOT, THAT THERE ARE SOME PRETTY, IS THAT OURS OR IS THAT DOT'S?
>> THE WEST KING STREET, WEST OF U.S ONE, [OVERLAPPING] IS A COUNTY ROAD.
>> IT'S A COUNTY ROAD. OKAY. FIGURES. THANKS.
>> THE ONE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO HERE THAT IS MENTIONED IS WE HAVE HIRED A COMPANY CALLED ROBOTICS AND THEY'RE GOING TO PERFORM A COMPLETE CITYWIDE PAVEMENT ASSESSMENT USING AN ALGORITHM AND SO ONCE WE HAVE THAT DONE, THAT'LL BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR.
THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME FOR NEXT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO CREATE A FIVE-YEAR WORK PLAN FOR THE CITY FOR PAVING.
PEARL STREET GRAVITY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, THIS PROJECT, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS PROJECT BECAUSE WE TOOK BACK A PUMPING STATION AT WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH NOW GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND GRAVITY SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA.
SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE OUTLINE OF THAT PROJECT LIMITS.
IT'S CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN AND WE'LL BE GOING INTO CONSTRUCTION IN PROBABLY SUMMER FALL.
WE DO HAVE TO COORDINATE SCHEDULES WITH THE SCHOOL FOR PICK-UP DROP-OFF.
SO THAT MAY DICTATE WHEN WE GO INTO CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S BASICALLY HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH ALL OF OUR LIFT STATIONS THAT'S UNDERWAY.
SEVILLA STREET BRICK AND ROADWAY UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, THIS ONE IS STILL UNDER DESIGN.
ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS IS WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENTS DISTRICT PHASE 2A FIRST.
WE HAVE A LONG LEAD TIME FOR THE BRICKS.
WE PUT THE ORDERING, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE HERE TILL MARCH 2023 AT THE EARLIEST.
SO WE CAN'T LEAVE THE ROAD IN DISARRAY FOR THAT LONG.
SO WE'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR THE BRICKS TO COME AND THEN WE'LL GET THAT ROADWAY SCHEDULED FOR CONSTRUCTION.
>> BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE COMMUNICATE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG THE STREET ABOUT.
>> I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOES HAPPEN. [OVERLAPPING] YEAH.
>> BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN PATIENT [OVERLAPPING] AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. GOOD. THANKS.
>> THIS IS THE SOUTH STREET DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
SOUTH DAVIS SHORES FLOOD MITIGATION AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS WAS LED FROM AN EFFORT WHERE WE DID A STUDY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT STUDY LET US INTO GETTING GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THE FLORIDA RESILIENT FUND.
SO WE'LL BE DEVELOPING THE SCOPE OF WORK AND GOING INTO DESIGN AFTER SELECTING THE ENGINEERING FIRM.
SOUTH WHITNEY AND WEST KING STREET STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS, THIS IS ANOTHER GRANT FUNDED PROJECT, HMGP.
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WE HAVE TO FINALIZE SOME PERMITS WITH THE EP AND THEN THIS ONE WILL BE READY TO GO INTO CONSTRUCTION.SO BASICALLY, THIS IS LIKE THE LOWEST POINT OF WEST KING STREET HERE AND IN HURRICANE MATTHEW, THIS AREA FLOODED UNTIL WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO RAISE THAT SECTION OF KING STREET AND IMPROVE THE BOX CULVERT THAT'S CROSSING SOUTH WHITNEY AND ENHANCE THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM AS WELL.
>> [INAUDIBLE] MIGHT ASK WOULD QUESTION, IS THAT INTERFACE WITH OYSTER CREEK IN ANY WAY OR IS THAT AN INDEPENDENT?
>> THIS DOES INTERFACE WITH THE OYSTER CREEK.
SO GETTING BACK TO YOUR PREVIOUS POINTS OF WHETHER WE CAN DO A CONTROL STRUCTURE AT THE BOX CULVERT OF DOT THAT COULD IMPACT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS TIDALLY INFLUENCED FROM THAT POINT.
SAINT FRANCIS STREET UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, THIS IS UNDER DESIGN AND THEN THIS IS A PIECE OF SECTION OF GRAVITY SEWER THAT'S FAILING, THAT WE JUST HAVE TO GET IN AND REPLACE.
IT'S A KEY COMPONENT TO THE MARIA SANCHEZ BECAUSE WE NEED TO REPLACE THIS GRAVITY SEWER, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE GRAVITY SEWER FOR CORDOVA BRIDGE AND GRANADA STREET TIE INTO.
STORMWATER MASTER PLAN-PHASE 2, THIS IS GOING TO BE FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS AND WE PLAN TO GET AN RFQ REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS OUT IN THE STREET TO SELECT AN ENGINEERING FIRM TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.
WE HAVE A DRAFT VERSION OF THIS THAT'S UNDER REVIEW RIGHT NOW, BUT THIS IS THE STORMWATER OUTFALL TIDE CHECK-VALVE MASTER PLAN, WHERE WE HAVE A REPORT THAT AN ENGINEERING FIRM HAS DONE THAT'S BASICALLY COME UP WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT OUTFALLS AND RECOMMENDED TREATMENTS FOR THEM FOR BACKFLOW PREVENTER.
SO ONCE THAT'S FINALIZED WE'LL HAVE WITH YOU A LIST OF PRIORITIES THAT WILL BE USED TO FUND THIS PROJECT.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT HEADWORKS REHABILITATION AND THESE ARE ALL IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, SO WE'RE GETTING TO THE END.
BUT [NOISE] THIS IS ONE OF THE LONE PROJECTS FOR THE $15 MILLION OR THE LOAN THAT WE BROUGHT OUT.
SO THIS IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING INTO CONSTRUCTION AND THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
THIS IS THE FIRST ENTRY INTO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT SCREENS OUT A LOT OF GRIT AND THINGS.
SO IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT.
SOLIDS. OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT CONCENTRATE OUTFALL WILL BE PUT IN AN RFQ OUT ON THE STREET, REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO GET THIS INTO CONSTRUCTION BUT THIS IS BASICALLY WHERE WE HAVE OUR CONCENTRATE OUTFALL CURRENTLY DISCHARGES TO OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
ONCE WE CONSTRUCT THIS DISCHARGE LINE TO THE SAN SEBASTIAN RIVER, THAT WILL TAKE OVER 300,000 GALLONS A DAY, FREE UP CAPACITY AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT UP TO 300,000 GALLONS A DAY, WHICH IS A GOOD NUMBER.
WATER TREATMENT PLANT HIGH SERVICE PUMP MOTOR CONTROL AND EMERGENCY GENERATOR REPLACEMENT, THIS IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR ONE OF OUR CRITICAL FACILITIES.
WE ALSO HAVE A WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPTIMIZATION STUDY THAT THERE WILL BE LOOKING AT ALL PRO.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO GET A CHECK AND BRING SOMEBODY IN TO LOOK AT YOUR PROCESSES AND POINT OUT OR SUGGEST ANY OPTIMIZATION.
THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE DOING WITH THIS.
WEST 3RD STREET GRAVITY SEWER AND WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS DESIGN IS UNDERWAY, AND WE DO PLAN TO GET THIS MOVING INTO CONSTRUCTION SOMETIME IN OCTOBER FRAME.
THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD PROJECT, 28 EXISTING RESIDENTIAL HOMES CAN BE CONVERTED TO GRAVITY SEWER BY THE EXPANSION OF THE GRAVITY SEWER MAIN.
WEST AUGUSTINE WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN.
PEARL STREET AND WEST 3RD STREET, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH, BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THIS HOLISTICALLY AND WE'RE DEVELOPING A MASTER PLAN FOR THE AREA TO REALLY CREATE THAT ROADMAP MOVING FORWARD, WHERE WE CAN CITE SOME PLACES FOR NEW LIFTS STATIONS SO WE CAN REALLY EXPAND GRAVITY SEWER IN THE AREA.
ONCE WE HAVE THE DRAFT, I'LL BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU TO GO OVER THAT.
NOW WE'RE BACK INTO THE GLOSSARY OF TERMS.
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ANY QUESTIONS, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO GO BACK ON, I'M HAPPY TO DIVE INTO OR ANSWER.ANYTHING THAT COMES UP BETWEEN NOW AND AUGUST IF YOU WANT TO REACH OUT, THAT'S ALSO FINE, BUT YEAH, VERY PROUD OF THIS PACKAGE THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER FOR THE NEXT FIVE-YEAR CIP PLAN.
GOING BACK TO THAT, AS WE DISCUSS THIS, AT ONE TIME, WE HAD A POLICY THAT WHEN A ROAD GOT TORN UP, SO TO SPEAK, FOR WATER SERVICE OR LINES OR FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT WHEN THE STREET WAS REPAVED, THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO BE A PATCH THAT THERE WOULD ALSO BE SOME BLENDING OF, I DON'T KNOW THE TECHNICAL WORDS, MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS BECAUSE WE ALREADY DISCUSSED IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT ARE WE STILL DOING THE POLICY OF LARGE PATCHING, SO THAT THE PAVEMENT DOESN'T SINK AND FRAY OVER TIME WHEN IT'S BEEN TORN UP?
>> IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW CLOSE WE ARE TO AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY PROJECT OR A COMPLETE ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION.
FOR INSTANCE, CORDOVA STREET AND GRANADA STREET, WE MADE THE DECISION TO JUST REPAVE THE ROADS BECAUSE MARIA SANCHEZ, THESE ROADS ARE GOING TO GET REBUILT, BUT IT WAS A FIVE YEARS AWAY FROM STARTING CONSTRUCTION, SO IT MADE MORE SENSE TO MILL AND RESURFACE THE ROADS.
BUT IF WE WERE CLOSER IN THE SHORT TERM WHERE WE HAD A PROJECT SCHEDULED TWO YEARS AWAY, WE MAY OPT TO DO A LARGER PATCH TO GET US THROUGH UNTIL WE ACTUALLY GET INTO CONSTRUCTION.
AS FAR AS EVALUATING BRICK, WE WOULDN'T DO THAT WITH JUST THE PAVING PROGRAM, BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO RECONSTRUCT THE ROAD WAY WITH UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, NEW ROAD BASE, THEN I THINK YOU POINTED OUT WITH FRANCIS STREET, WE HAD PAVE OR BRICK IN THE DESCRIPTION WHERE WE WOULD LOOK AT IT AND SAY, OKAY, IS THIS GOING BACK AS PAVEMENT OR IS THIS GOING BACK AS BRICK? FOR INSTANCE, CORDOVA STREET, WHICH I HAVE ON HERE, WE WOULD JUST BE MILLING AND RESURFACING IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT TIED TO ANY ROADWAY AND A BIG ROADWAY PROJECT WHERE WE'RE REDOING THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, REDOING THE ROAD BASE.
>> ON MILLING, DO WE HAVE STANDARDS ON WHERE WE DO THE MILLING OR FORCES PAVING OVER? HOW DO WE MAKE THOSE DECISIONS?
>> WE HAVE OVER THE YEARS OPTED TO GO MORE TOWARDS MILLING AND RESURFACING BECAUSE OF DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT START TO ACCUMULATE OVER TIME BY ADDING ASPHALT ON TOP OF ASPHALT, BUT THE PAVING PROGRAM IS NOT JUST MILLING AND RESURFACING.
I THINK YOU GET A VERY NICE PRODUCT OUT OF THAT, BUT WE ALSO LOOK AT MICRO SURFACING AND CRACK SEALING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE AS WELL.
BUT I'M HESITANT AFTER YEARS OF DOING OVERLAYS, THAT I THINK WE GET A BETTER PRODUCT IF WE DO THE MILL AND RESURFACE BEST PART OF THE PAVING PROGRAM.
>> HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON NORTH WHITNEY FROM CHAPLIN STREET TO RAVENS WOOD, IS THAT A STRAIGHT PAVING OR [OVERLAPPING].
>> ALL THE BIG PROJECTS THAT I PRESENT TO YOU HERE ARE MILL AND RESURFACE PROJECTS.
>> THEY ARE ALL MILL AND RESURFACE.
>> WELL, THAT'S HELPFUL. THANK YOU.
>> NOT A QUESTION, BUT AN OBSERVATION THAT THIS IS A REALLY IMPRESSIVE SCOPE OF WORK. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.
TWENTY SIX AND A HALF MILLION FOR A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS, IT'S REMARKABLE, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE STAFF WHO'VE WORKED SO HARD ON IT.
>> OF COURSE IN TOTAL, IT'S 56 MILLION, 26 IN GRANTS, OR THOSE SPECIFIC GRANTS.
OF COURSE, THE OTHER THING, WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD, BUT WE SHOULD ALSO, OF COURSE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS WORK HAS BEEN IN PLACE.
SOME OF THESE PROJECTS I WAS BRIEFED ON WHEN I FIRST CAME ON TO THE COMMISSION.
THIS IS ALSO THE WORK OF PREVIOUS COMMISSIONS AND A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT FROM STAFF.
IT IS GREAT WORK AND IT'S EXCITING TO SEE, AND I HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE THAT IT RECOGNIZES THE PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
>> I WANTED TO DEBUT THE GIS TOOL, THE STORY MAP, IF YOU HAVE THIS.
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>> IF I CAN GET IT TO POP UP HERE. HERE WE GO.
WE TOOK THE BOOKLET AND HANDED IT OVER TO OUR GIS MANAGER MR. BERG, AND HE IS CREATING A GIS STORYBOOK FOR THIS.
BASICALLY, ON YOUR RIGHT IS THE AERIAL MAP WITH PIN DROPS OF WHERE THE LOCATIONS OF EVERY PROJECT IS LOCATED AT, AND YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS HERE WHERE YOU CAN SELECT THE PROJECT AND IT WILL POP UP, OR YOU CAN ACTUALLY HIT PLAY AND IT WILL RUN YOU THROUGH EVERY SINGLE PROJECT AND SHOW YOU ALL LOCATIONS.
THIS IS DRAFT, BUT ONCE WE APPROVE THE PLAN, WE'LL WORK ON GETTING THE FINAL PLAN TRANSITIONED OVER HERE, AND THEN WE'LL PUSH THIS OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
BUT FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU WANTED TO SEE COURT THE OPHELIA, YOU WOULD CLICK HERE AND IT SHOULD POP UP.
[NOISE] LET'S TRY ONE. THE ARMY CORPS BACK BAY, WHICH IS CITYWIDE, SO WE JUST HAVE A PIN DROPPED THERE, BUT AS YOU CLICK THROUGH THESE, YOU CAN GET A SENSE OF WHERE THE PROJECT'S AT, WHAT THE SCOPE OF IT IS, AND GO FROM THERE.
I THINK IT WILL BE A REALLY NICE TOOL FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? MR. REAGAN, ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> I THINK THIS MIGHT BE THE LARGEST CAPITAL PLAN WE'VE HAD SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY.
THIS IS AT THE SCALE OF CITIES THAT ARE MUCH LARGER THAN US, SO KUDOS TO STAFF AND TO EVERYONE INVOLVED.
IT STARTS WITH THE COMMISSION, OF COURSE.
I'M NOT SURE IF MANY CITIES HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
THROUGH THE YEARS WE'VE ALWAYS HEARD WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD? WHAT'S THE SCHEDULE? I THINK THIS IS A TOOL THAT WILL REALLY HELP US WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS.
MR. REAGAN, WE ARE NOW ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN ITEM 5,
[5. STRATEGIC PLAN REVIEW (JOHN REGAN, CITY MANAGER)]
AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 15 MINUTES LEFT IN OUR AGREED UPON MEETING TIME.>> WELL, REALLY, WE KNEW THAT THIS WOULD BE A SHORT MEETING, SO THE INTENTION WASN'T TO GET INTO THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN BECAUSE THAT'S AN EXERCISE THAT REALLY TAKES A PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WAS THAT WE WANTED TO TRANSMIT YOU THE STRATEGIC PLAN SO THAT YOU HAD IT AVAILABLE SO THAT WHEN WE DO SCHEDULE A MEETING THAT WE CAN GET TOGETHER.
I'LL JUST GO BACK THROUGH THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF THE MAJOR PARTS.
WE HAVE OUR VISION, THE 2014 VISION EXERCISE.
THAT WAS WHAT WAS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN IS VERY ASPIRATIONAL.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE MARCHING TOWARDS.
IN THE PLAN, WE HAVE JUST A RECAP OF THAT DOCUMENT, WHICH HAS A MATRIX OF THE GOALS AND SO FORTH.
SOME OF THE REAL PRINCIPLES AND THE MORE I LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING AND WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR, IT MAKES ME REALIZE WE'RE REALLY ON POINT WITH THE GOALS OF AUTHENTICITY AND LIVABILITY.
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR IS AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES.
THEN WE GET INTO THIS STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS A DOCUMENT THAT WE AUTHOR COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY COMMISSION, BUT IN REALITY, IT'S OUR JOB TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO REACT TO, TO EDIT, AND TO ADD.
OVER TIME, CERTAIN THINGS WILL BECOME MORE INGRAINED IN THE DNA OR INSTITUTIONAL OR MIGHT HAVE MATURED WHERE THEIR OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE CALLED OUT SO HEAVILY IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
THINK OF THOSE THINGS AND THE OBJECTIVES OF WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO REALLY MAKE A MAJOR ADVANCEMENT IN OUR POSITION.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN HAS THE PARTS TO IT THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH OUR VALUES, WHAT ARE THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES? THEN THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES.
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WE'VE ADDED A COUPLE OBJECTIVES IN THE LAST UPDATE OF THE PLAN.ONE WAS FOCUSED ON OUR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, WHICH WE'VE COME QUITE A WAYS, ALWAYS HAVE MORE WORK TO DO.
WHEN SOMETHING'S AN OBJECTIVE AND WE HAVE PROJECTS, THEY START TO HAVE OUR LINKAGES LIKE THE INSTALLATION OF THE LYNCHING MARKER AT THE VIC WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF AN ACTIVITY THAT SUPPORTS AN OBJECTIVE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, WHICH THEN TRACES ITSELF INTO THE VISION STATEMENT.
REALLY READ THE DOCUMENT AND WHEN WE GET TOGETHER, WE'LL GO THROUGH AND I'LL FACILITATE THE DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMISSION ON WHERE YOU'D LIKE TO GO AND EVEN IDENTIFYING MAYBE SPECIFIC PROJECTS IN THEM THAT MIGHT REPRESENT THAT OBJECTIVE.
THEN THE NEXT PART THEN BECOMES THIS STRATEGIC PLAN IS USED TO BUILD THE BUDGET AND PROJECTS SHOULD BE TRACING TO YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE KEEP A LIST OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE THE KEY INDICATORS.
WE JUST SAW A HUGE LIST OF PUBLIC WORKS, BUT THE TOTAL COLLECTIVE PROJECTS OF THE CITY, IT'S PROBABLY MORE ABOUT 200 ACTIVE PROJECTS.
IT'S HARD TO TRACK 200 THINGS, BUT WE USUALLY KEEP A LIST OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF MOVING TOWARDS THE STRATEGIC PLAN OR IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THEREFORE, HEADING TOWARDS THE VISION.
WE USE THIS DOCUMENT ALL THE TIME INSIDE CITY HALL AT A STAFF LEVEL.
IF I GET INVOLVED WITH SOMEONE AND THEY'RE WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ON POINT I CAN QUICKLY IDENTIFY THAT.
I'M TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE WORKING ON POINT.
THIS EXERCISE IN THIS DOCUMENT AT THE CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE TRULY DOES DRIVE THE BUDGET.
THERE'S A STATEMENT, HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR PRIORITIES? BY HOW YOU BUDGET. WHERE YOU PUT YOUR MONEY.
WE'LL PICK A TIME, WE'LL WORK WITH EACH OF YOU TO FIND A SCHEDULE THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER ARGUABLY A TWO-HOUR BLOCK OF TIME TO REALLY GET INTO THIS AND GET INTO THE EXERCISE OF UPDATING THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
THAT'S JUST WHAT I WANTED TO CONVEY TODAY.
>> ANY QUESTIONS, MR. REAGAN, AT THIS POINT? WE HAVE FINISHED OUR AGENDA.
WE HAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
I AM GOING TO REOPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SECTION OF THE MEETING IF THEY'RE AFTER HEARING THE INFORMATION AND THE PRESENTATIONS FROM STAFF.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NO ONE, HEARING NO ONE WE WILL CLOSE OUR SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CONSIDER OURSELVES ADJOURNED UNTIL 4:30.
THANK YOU. [NOISE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.