Jun 12, 2023 City Commission

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I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE YOU MAKE THE PHONE CALL.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME IN THE BACK? WELL, NO. OKAY.

AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SOUND SYSTEM.

AND WHILE WE ARE ABLE TO HEAR THROUGH OUR LITTLE BOXES HERE AND AT THE PODIUM IN HERE IN THE FRONT. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO OPERATE WITHOUT THE LOUDSPEAKERS IN THE ROOM AND THE ONLINE STREAMING VIDEO AUDIO ONLINE.

I APOLOGIZE TOMORROW JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW, THE REPLAY WHEN THE VIDEO IS REMARRIED WITH THE AUDIO TOMORROW, IT WILL BE STREAMING ON DEMAND CORRECTLY.

SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR US TOMORROW WHEN IT COMES UP AND YOU WANT TO SHARE IT.

SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW AND WE'LL TRY TO SPEAK AS LOUDLY AS WE CAN.

ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

SO WELCOME BOB BROECK, WHO IS THE ELDER TEAM MEMBER WITH AWAKEN CITY CHURCH.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND EVERYONE, PLEASE RISE.

WE'LL HAVE THE INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY THE.

LET'S PRAY. FATHER, WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS ON THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CALLED TO LEAD THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.

THANK YOU. TONIGHT, GOD, FOR OUR MAYOR, OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR CITY STAFF, AND OUR CITY COMMISSION MEMBERS.

I GIVE THANKS FOR THE WAY OF SERVICE THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO TAKE UP ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US HERE.

CONTINUE TO GIVE WISDOM TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THEIR DECISIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FAIR TO ALL WHO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE CITIZENS, BUSINESSES, VISITORS AND EMPLOYEES.

CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR POLICE, FIRE AND MILITARY IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.

AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

. PLEASE BE SEATED.

SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO MODIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR AGENDA.

[2. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS]

ANY MODIFICATIONS? ALL RIGHT.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. MOVING ON TO SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.

OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS A PROCLAMATION EXPLAINING JUNE 2023 AS BRAIN HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

[3.A. Proclamation 2023-18: Proclaims June 2023 as Brain Health Awareness Month in the City of St. Augustine. (N. Sikes-Kline, Mayor)]

JENNY BULLARD AND ENTOURAGE, WOULD YOU COME UP NOW? YES. WHATEVER WE DO YOU WANT US TO DO AT WHEREVER YOU MIGHT BE. AWFUL PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS BRAIN HEALTH IS DEFINED AS A STATE OF BRAIN FUNCTIONING ACROSS COGNITIVE, SENSORY, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL AND MOTOR DOMAINS, ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL FOR A LIFETIME, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF DISORDER.

AND WHEREAS, EARLY INTERVENTION AND TIMELY ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ACTION AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO MAY BE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

AND. WHEREAS, EARLY INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR THOSE SHOWING SIGNS OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT CAN HELP MAXIMIZE INDEPENDENCE AND MAINTAIN CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE PERFORMING ACTIVITIES IN DAILY LIVING, BENEFITING BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.

AND THEREFORE, THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IS GROWING FAST.

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WHEREAS, LEARNING ABOUT THE PILLARS OF BRAIN HEALTH AND IMPLEMENTING PRUDENT LIFESTYLE CHOICES CAN EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR CARETAKERS AND POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THE ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY DEAL WITH COGNITIVE DECLINE.

AND. WHEREAS, EMPHASIZING BRAIN HEALTH AWARENESS NOT ONLY IMPROVES MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, BUT ALSO CREATES POSITIVE SOCIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE GREATER WELL-BEING THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF CITY COMMISSION OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, DECLARES JUNE 2023 BE DESIGNATED AS BRAIN HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH AND CALLS UPON ALL THE CITIZENS TO BE BRING AWARENESS TO FUNDRAISING AND ACTIVITIES OF YOUR CHOICE.

SEALED AND SIGNED BY MAYOR NANCY SIKES-KLINE.

THANK YOU. YES. SO WE WERE HAPPY TO SPONSOR THIS PROCLAMATION AS STAGE BRAIN ACADEMY, AND WE ARE ALL ABOUT EDUCATING EVERYONE ABOUT BRAIN HEALTH AND THAT THERE THERE'S A HOPEFUL SIDE TO IT ALL.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING.

THE NEXT PROCLAMATION IS [INAUDIBLE] LANDING DAY.

[3.B. Proclamation 2023-22: Proclaims June 26, 2023 as Greek Landing Day in the City of St. Augustine. (N. Sikes-Kline, Mayor)]

HOLLY HERE. ARE YOU HERE? SHE'S HERE. OKAY, GREAT.

I DON'T HAVE MY GLASSES. SORRY.

OH, NOT AT ALL. ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

WHEREAS JUNE 26TH, 2023, COMMEMORATES THE JUNE 26TH, 1768, ARRIVAL IN ST.

AUGUSTINE OF THE FIRST SHIPS CARRYING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF EUROPEAN PEOPLE EVER ORGANIZED TO SETTLE IN ONE COLONY IN THE NEW WORLD UNDER BRITISH RULE.

AND. WHEREAS, JUNE 26TH, 2023, COMMEMORATES THE INDOMITABLE SPIRIT OF THE 500 GREEKS AND 900 OTHERS OF MEDITERRANEAN DESCENT WHO AS INDENTURED SERVANTS, LEFT A LEGACY DESPITE THE NINE YEARS OF HORRIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

AND. WHEREAS, THE SURVIVORS WERE RECEIVED IN THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE IN 1777 BY GOVERNOR PATRICK TONYN.

AND. WHEREAS, 58 YEARS AGO, THE SANCTUARY OF THESE REFUGEES THE ALVERO HOUSE WAS PURCHASED BY THE GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA.

AND. WHEREAS, JUNE 26TH, 2023, MARKS THE 38TH ANNUAL GREEK LANDING CELEBRATION HONORING THE LEGACY FAMILIES OF AMERICA'S OLDEST CITY WITHIN THIS BASTION OF RELIGIOUS, HISTORIC AND CULTURAL TREASURE.

AND. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE RECOGNIZES THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND IMPECCABLE INTEGRITY OF ST.

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PHOTIOS FOUNDATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 26TH, 2023, AS GREEK LANDING DAY IN THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE AND URGES ALL OUR CITIZENS TO ATTEND, PARTICIPATE AND SHARE IN THE RICH HERITAGE OF ST.

AUGUSTINE'S GREEK COMMUNITY.

THIS IS SIGNED AND SEALED BY OUR MAYOR, NANCY SIKES-KLINE.

MAYOR, GOOD TO SEE YOU. YES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I KNOW I'M A PARTY OF ONE, BUT I REPRESENT REALLY THAT BRIDGE THAT MADE US THE CONTINUOUSLY HABITATING CITY THAT'S THE OLDEST IN AMERICA.

AND FOR THE COUNCILORS AND THE MICKLERS AND THE ANDREWS AND THE PASETTIS AND ALL OF THOSE, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SET ANECDOTALLY THAT THERE'S 30,000 PEOPLE OF MINORCAN DESCENT IN OUR AREA.

AND SO TO THEM, WE CELEBRATE WITH JOY AND HOPEFULLY THE PERSEVERANCE AND TENACITY TO KEEP GOING FORWARD.

SO I THANK YOU AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS PRIDE MONTH, THE MONTH OF JUNE.

[3.C. Proclamation 2023-25: Proclaims June 2023 as Pride Month in the City of St. Augustine. (N. Sikes-Kline, Mayor)]

OH, YES.

WHEREAS 235 YEARS AGO, OUR FOUNDING FATHERS WROTE THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, WHOSE PREAMBLE STATES WE THE PEOPLE IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION, ESTABLISH JUSTICE, ENSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE, PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE, AND SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY TO OURSELVES AND OUR POSTERITY.

DO ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH THIS CONSTITUTION FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND. WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS A MORE PERFECT UNION, THIS PROGRESS HAS NOT COME ALL AT ONCE, AND OUR COUNTRY STILL STRIVES TO ESTABLISH JUSTICE, WELFARE, LIBERTY AND TRANQUILITY FOR ALL.

WHEREAS ON JUNE 26TH, 2015, THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HELD THAT THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO MARRY BELONGS TO SAME SEX COUPLES IN ALL 50 STATES, A VICTORY FOR ALL WHO FOUGHT FOR EQUALITY AND RECOGNITION OF THEIR UNIONS.

WHEREAS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER QUESTIONING, INTERSEX AND ASEXUAL LGBTQIA PEOPLE ARE VALUED MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILIES, COMMUNITY AND HISTORY.

AND. WHEREAS, WE MUST CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE RIGHT OF EVERY CITIZEN TO EXPERIENCE EQUALITY AND FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION AND RECOGNIZE THE CONTINUED NEED FOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS TO END DISCRIMINATION AND PREJUDICE.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 2023 AS PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, AND URGES ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO STAND AS AN ALLY WITH OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN THE FACE OF PREJUDICE WHEREVER IT EXISTS, AND TO EMBRACE THE DIVERSITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

SIGN HERE TO BY MYSELF.

YES.

THIS MEANS A LOT MORE THAN YOU COULD KNOW BECAUSE I'M HERE AS MY COMMUNITY IS BEING SILENCED.

I AM HERE BECAUSE MY COMMUNITY IS BEING MURDERED.

I'M HERE BECAUSE MY COMMUNITY IS COMMITTING SUICIDE.

MY COMMUNITY IS HARMING THEMSELVES.

WE ARE BEING THROWN OUT OF OUR HOMES, BEING FORCED TO GO UNDER, UNDERGO CONVERSION THERAPY.

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BLACK, BROWN, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE BEING MURDERED MUCH MORE THAN WHITE LGBTQIA PLUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

NOW MORE THAN EVER, WE ARE DYING AND WE NEED SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITIES AND WE NEED OUR ALLIES TO SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT.

THANK YOU FOR THIS. IT MEANS A LOT TO OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME.

I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS OR FOR AGENDA ITEMS NOT REQUIRING A SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING]

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ELIZABETH SMITH, FOLLOWED BY SEAN MORRISON.

MS. SMITH, YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE MICROPHONE WILL WORK AND IT WILL HELP US RECORD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND JUST FOR PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, I SAY THIS AT EVERY MEETING, TRYING TO REMEMBER TO SAY THIS AT EVERY MEETING.

IF YOU FEEL INCLINED TO APPLAUD IN THIS, ONCE WE GO INTO THE SECTION OF THE MEETING, PLEASE DECLINE TO DO SO.

PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE.

WHERE WE'RE JUST ASKING NOT TO SPEAK OUT LOUD OR APPLAUD JUST SOMETIMES BECAUSE WE HAVE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES AND WE DON'T WANT TO SET ONE NEIGHBOR AGAINST ANOTHER.

WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE NOT BEING, THEY'RE BEING SINGLED OUT.

SO THANK YOU.

I APOLOGIZE.

NOT AT ALL. SAY THAT AND PLEASE CONTINUE.

THANK YOU. ELIZABETH SMITH, 955 FISH ISLAND PLACE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, REPRESENTING THE FISH ISLAND COMMUNITY ALLIANCE.

LAST YEAR, MY HUSBAND AND I FORMED A NONPROFIT TO HELP PREVENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OWNED LAND AT FISH ISLAND ROAD.

WE WERE ASTONISHED BY THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FOR THIS CAUSE AND THE DEPTH OF FEELING EXPRESSED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS IN FAVOR OF PRESERVING HABITAT, PROMOTING RESILIENCE AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD AND HOW TO PROTECT IT.

WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR THEN COMMISSIONERS WITH DISCREET DATA GATHERED BY NATURALISTS, SIGNIFICANT TREE EXPERTS AND BIRDERS REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE OF THIS LAND AS CRITICAL HABITAT.

IN ADDITION TO STRESSING THE PROTECTIVE ROLE OF THE MORE THAN SEVEN ACRES OF WETLANDS AT FISH ISLAND ROAD.

FISH ISLAND COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MEMBERS, NOW NUMBERING MORE THAN 1200, WERE DELIGHTED WHEN THE CITY COMMISSIONERS VOTED IN LATE MARCH OF 2022 TO CREATE A PASSIVE PARK AT THIS LOCATION.

AS HAPPY AS WE WERE, HOWEVER, WE KNEW THAT OUR WORK IN SEEING THIS LAND PERMANENTLY PROTECTED WAS NOT COMPLETE.

THE POSSIBILITY OF A FUTURE COMMISSION UNDOING THE PASSIVE PARK DESIGNATION WAS AND STILL IS, OF GREAT CONCERN.

IT IS OUR HOPE, THEREFORE, THAT THIS COMMISSION WILL COMPLETE THE WORK THAT WAS BEGUN LAST YEAR FULLY PROTECTING THE LAND AT FISH ISLAND ROAD BY DEEDING, A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO A REPUTABLE CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION WOULD ENSURE THAT FUTURE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE WILL BENEFIT FROM THE MANY ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THIS LAND OFFERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. NEXT IS MR. SEAN MORRISON, FOLLOWED BY TRISH BECKER.

OUR CONSTITUTION WAS MADE FOR A MORAL AND RELIGIOUS PEOPLE.

IT IS WHOLLY INADEQUATE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ANY OTHER JOHN ADAMS. THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST PRESCRIBES THE WISEST RULES FOR JUST CONDUCT IN EVERY SITUATION IN LIFE.

HAPPY THAT WHO ARE UNABLE TO OBEY THEM IN ALL SITUATIONS.

BENJAMIN RUSH. THE RESOLUTION TO PROCLAIM PRIDE MONTH FOR THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE IS AN ABOMINATION TO GOD.

IT IS A DISGUSTING SIGN OF WOKE CULTURE.

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WHAT FALSE GOD ARE YOU PRAYING TO? DO YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN MOCK GOD WITH PROCLAMATIONS THAT HE CONSIDERS VILE AND DISGUSTING.

IN THE OPENING CHAPTER OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE, WE FIND THERE ARE ONLY TWO GENDERS, MAN AND WOMAN.

THE IDEA OF MANY GENDERS IS A SEED PLANTED BY SATAN HIMSELF.

TO CONFUSE AND DESTROY MORALITY.

IT IS UNNATURAL AND VILE TO SPREAD THESE IDEAS.

LET'S BEGIN WITH THE IDEA OF PRIDE MONTH.

PRIDE IS SINFUL.

THE VERY FACT THAT THE SODOMITE COMMUNITY USES THE WORD PRIDE IS MOCKERY.

PRIDE IS NEVER USED IN A GOOD LIGHT.

IT IS NOT A VIRTUOUS WORD IN THE LEAST.

THE PRIDEFUL COMMUNITY HAS EVEN ADULTERATED A PROMISE FROM GOD.

THE SEVEN COLORS OF GOD'S RAINBOW, SEVEN BEING THE NUMBER OF COMPLETION HAVE BEEN ALTERED INTO A SIX COLOR HEATHEN SYMBOL OF REPROBATION HERE IN WISDOM, LET HIM TO HAVE UNDERSTANDING. COUNT THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST, FOR IT IS THE NUMBER OF A MAN.

HIS NUMBER IS 603 SCORES AND SIX REVELATION 13:8, 18.

THE WOMAN SHALL NOT WEAR THAT WHICH PERTAINETH UNTO A MAN.

NEITHER SHALL A MAN PUT ON A WOMAN'S GARMENT FOR ALL THAT DO SO ARE AN ABOMINATION TO THE LORD THY GOD.

DEUTERONOMY 22:5 AN ABOMINATION IS AN ACT OR A PERSON THAT GOD DETESTS CROSS-DRESSING.

THE ENTIRE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY ARE HATED BY GOD.

NOT YOU, NOT THE UNRIGHTEOUS SHALL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

BE NOT DECEIVED FOR NEITHER FORNICATORS NOR IDOLATERS, NOR ADULTERERS, NOR THE EFFEMINATE, NOR ABUSERS OF THEMSELVES WITH MANKIND.

CORINTHIANS 6:9 FOR THIS GOD GAVE THEM OVER TO VILE AFFECTIONS FOR THEIR WOMEN TO CHANGE TO UNNATURAL USE FOR THAT WHICH IS FOR THE WOMEN TO CHANGE FOR NATURAL USE INTO THAT WHICH IS AGAINST NATURE. AND LIKEWISE ALSO MEN LEAVING THE NATURAL USE OF WOMAN TURN THEIR LUST ONE TO OR ANOTHER, MEN WITH MEN WORKING THAT WHICH IS UNSEEMLY AND RECEIVING THEMSELVES INTO RECOMPENSE OF THEIR ERROR, WHICH WAS MEET ROMANS 1:26-27 GOD IS GIVING THE HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITY AND THOSE THAT PUSH THEIR WICKED AGENDA OVER TO A GREAT LAKE OF FIRE. THERE IS NO SALVATION FOR THOSE THAT DENY CHRIST AND THE WORD OF THE TRUTH OF GOD.

GAY MEN MUST SAY, THOU HAST FAITH AND I HAVE WORKS.

SHOW ME THY FAITH WITHOUT WORKS.

AND I WILL SHOW YOU MY FAITH BY MY WORKS.

I BELIEVE IF THERE IS ONE GOD, THOU DO AS WELL.

THE DEVILS ALSO BELIEVE IN TREMBLE.

JAMES 21:218 AND 19.

I HAVE NO CARE THAT IF YOU CLAIM TO BE CHRISTIANS AND PRAY TO GOD.

IF IT WERE TRUTHFUL, YOUR WORDS WOULD BE EVIDENT.

YOUR WORDS WOULD HAVE EVIDENCE.

YOUR WORDS HAVE BEEN REPEATED AND CONTENTION BY THE WORD OF GOD ONLY THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.

MAY YOU FIND PEACE AND SALVATION.

IT IS TIME YOU TURN FROM YOUR WORLDLY WAYS AND REPENT.

AND TO THE RELIGIOUS FIGURE THAT COMES IN HERE AND PRAYS OVER THIS COMMISSION, SHAME ON YOU FOR NOT STANDING UP AGAINST IT.

YOU ARE A LIAR AND A FRAUD.

IT'S TIME TO REPENT.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS BARKER, FOLLOWED BY FATHER WILLIS.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT'S A LOT EASIER TO READ BOOKS THAN IT IS TO FOLLOW THE WORDS THAT THEY SAY AND TO LOVE ALL YOUR NEIGHBORS AND NOT JUDGE PEOPLE.

AND I'M GLAD THAT EVERYONE HAS THAT RIGHT TO SAY WHAT THEY LIKE.

BUT, LET'S REMEMBER NOT TO BE HATEFUL TO ONE ANOTHER, BECAUSE BEING KIND IS WHAT MAKES OUR COUNTRY SO GREAT.

YOU KNOW, SPEAKING OF PRIDE, BACK IN THE 80S, WHEN AIDS FIRST CAME AROUND, THERE WAS A GAY PANDEMIC THAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK CITY.

AND IT WAS BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THAT COMMUNITY WERE BEING BEATEN AND MURDERED IN THE STREETS BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT MOSQUITOES COULD TRANSMIT AIDS.

THERE'S A LOT OF LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN LOST BECAUSE OF IRRESPONSIBLE THOUGHTS THAT DON'T HAVE FACTS BEHIND THEM. AND THAT'S JUST ONE WAY THAT MOSQUITOES ARE PART OF THE WORLD.

BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS I'D LOVE TO INVITE YOU TO THE OPEN HOUSE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ON JUNE 22ND, IT'S A THURSDAY ANYTIME FROM 3 P.M. TO 7 P.M.

YOU CAN WALK IN AND VISIT.

ALL OF YOU COULD COME.

THERE'S NO SUNSHINE LAW THAT WILL, YOU KNOW, THAT WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HERE.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE A TOUR, THE ENTIRE FACILITY, AND ESPECIALLY THE NEW DISEASE VECTOR EDUCATIONAL CENTER AND SCIENCE MUSEUM.

AS THE EDUCATIONAL CHAIR, I'M VERY EXCITED FOR YOU ALL TO SEE WHAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR YEARS.

AND SO SINCE IT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, IT'S NOT COMPLETELY FINISHED YET, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.

AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO SHOW THE PUBLIC AND TAXPAYERS WHAT WE'RE UP TO THERE.

AND, YOU KNOW, PLEASE BRING YOUR FAMILIES.

THIS IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT, SO PLEASE BRING THE KIDS AND THEY CAN FEED, YOU KNOW, THE MOSQUITOES TO THE FISH AND LOTS OF THE OTHER FUN THINGS THAT WE DO.

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AND SO HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

AND THANK YOU FOR PASSING THOSE PROCLAMATIONS.

AND AS A FELLOW GREEK MYSELF, MY NAME IS PANAYIOTA, SO THANKS AGAIN FOR DOING THAT.

HAPPY FRIDAY. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT, WE HAVE DUALA WILLIS, FOLLOWED BY JODI SIMON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DUALA WILLIS.

I BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM THE HISTORICAL WEST ST.

AUGUSTINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AREA JUST MILES AWAY.

FIRST, I WANT TO WELCOME THE NEW COMMISSIONERS.

UM, AND THANK THE PAST COMMISSIONERS, UM, FOR SUCH A LUSTROUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WEST AUGUSTINE COMMUNITY.

UM, HOPING ONE DAY WE CAN SIT DOWN AND BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IN WITHIN THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND THE WEST AUGUSTINE CRA.

UM, BUT WE'RE NOT DONE. WE'RE REALLY JUST KIND OF IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF SOME GREAT THINGS.

UM, WOULD LOVE TO FILL YOU IN ONE DAY.

PLEASE. LET'S SIT DOWN, HAVE LUNCH, OR HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN WEST AUGUSTINE AND KIND OF BRING YOU UP TO SPEED.

TODAY I'M HERE SPECIFICALLY FOR ONE REASON.

UM, THE REASON IS TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT'S LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF WOODLAWN AND WEST KING STREET.

UM, THE WEST IS SEEKING TO PUT A COMMUNITY PEACE PARK AT THIS LOCATION.

UM, THAT IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE WEST AUGUSTINE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SIGN THERE.

WE WANT TO ENHANCE IT WITH MORE THINGS THAT SHOWING THE POSITIVE CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING IN WEST AUGUSTINE.

WE THINK THAT THIS WILL CAN ENHANCE AND PROMOTE THE ATMOSPHERE AND ESTHETICS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE IN WEST AUGUSTINE.

THE PURPOSE OF THE WEST AUGUSTINE CRA IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH MUNICIPALITIES, GOVERNMENT AND THE INPUT OF RESIDENTS AS WELL AS STAFF. I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON YOUR STAFF, WORK WITH US ON OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, EXPANSION PROJECTS FOR SEWER IN WEST AUGUSTINE IS GOING PHENOMENAL.

THERE ARE BIGGER PLANS IN PLACE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN WEST AUGUSTINE, BUT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, WE REALLY CANNOT MOVE THE NEEDLE.

BUT BECAUSE OF YOU, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE BOUNDARIES OF SUCCESS IN WEST AUGUSTINE.

BUT TODAY THAT PARK IS THE INTEGRAL PART, PART OF MOVING OUR INTEREST TO WEST AUGUSTINE WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE.

SO AT SOME POINT IN TIME THAT WE'LL COME ACROSS YOUR TABLE, ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN BY ALLOWING THE COUNTY TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THAT PROPERTY SO WE CAN DO THE PIECE PARK AND COMPLETION.

NOW IT'S HALF COMPLETE.

AND PLEASE COME OUT TO OUR DEDICATION.

WE WILL GIVE YOU AN INVITATION BECAUSE WEST AUGUSTINE STRONG IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND MAKE WEST AUGUSTINE A SAME AS ANY OTHER PART OF THE COUNTY.

WHEN YOU CROSS THOSE TRACKS, THERE'LL BE NO DIVISION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR FUTURE HELP AND YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE, PLEASE.

NEXT SPEAKER IS JODY SIMON, FOLLOWED BY NANCY MURPHY.

OH, I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK TODAY.

I HAVE NOTHING PLANNED.

DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY WHEN I WALKED IN THE DOOR.

I HAVE NO HATE IN MY HEART.

I LISTEN TO PEOPLE WALK IN AND GIVE THEIR VERSION OF THE BIBLE, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, AND IT BREAKS MY HEART.

THE ABILITY TO SAY THE THINGS THAT THEY SAY WITH HATE IN THEIR HEARTS, IN PUBLIC, AND TO THINK IT'S OKAY TO TALK ABOUT HOW PRIDE IS THIS HORRIBLE THING AND THIS HORRIBLE EMOTION, YET FEEL THE PRIVILEGE TO WALK INTO A ROOM AND SAY THE THINGS THAT THEY SAY WITH SO MUCH VERVE AND THEIR OWN INTERPRETATION JUST ABSOLUTELY FLOORS ME.

UM, YOU KNOW, I HAVE FAMILY IN THE COMMUNITY.

THESE ARE MY FRIENDS.

THESE ARE PEOPLE I'VE KNOWN MY WHOLE LIFE, PEOPLE I LOVE, PEOPLE WHO ARE INTIMATELY RELATED TO ME.

AND I COME HERE, MY PARENTS GET SCARED EVERY TIME I WALK IN FROM A PLACE OF PRIVILEGE.

DON'T SPEAK, DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

AND I SAY, YOU KNOW, MY BROTHER HAS TO HEAR THIS EVERY DAY, HAS TO DEAL WITH THESE THINGS EVERY DAY.

HOW CAN YOU WORRY ABOUT ME COMING OUT A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR JUST TO SAY WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE I LOVE SO MUCH. I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

IT MEANS EVERYTHING.

THE WAY THIS STATE, THIS COUNTRY, HUMANITY, SLIDING BACKWARDS, GIVETH, TAKETH AWAY, GIVETH, TAKETH AWAY IS JUST HEARTBREAKING TO ME AND HEART WRENCHING.

AND I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT YOU'VE DECIDED TO DO THIS AND CONTINUE TO DO THIS FOR THIS COMMUNITY REALLY MEANS A LOT.

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THANK YOU. NANCY MURPHY IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER, FOLLOWED BY ARTHUR COLBERT.

HI, I'M NANCY MURPHY.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY AND WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS WONDERFUL CITY THAT WE GET TO CALL HOME.

I ALSO WANT TO ASK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON ITEM NUMBER 14 A, AS WE ASK THE CITY TO APPROVE USING ITS SEAL AS A DESIGNATED CITY, PARTICIPATING IN A NEW MOVEMENT THAT WAS UNVEILED AT THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE LAST WEEK.

THE INITIATIVE IS COMPASSIONATE USA AND IT WAS BEGUN BY THE MAYOR OF SAN ANTONIO ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AS HE RECOGNIZED IN RESPONSE TO THE MASS SHOOTING IN UVALDE THAT SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN A BROADER WAY.

THE COMPASSIONATE MOVEMENT BEGAN ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO AND COMPASSIONATE.

ST. AUGUSTINE WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY ON SEPTEMBER THE 9TH.

WE, AS AN ORGANIZATION BEING COMPASSIONATE.

ST. AUGUSTINE, HAVE ALREADY SIGNED ON WITH OUR LOGO, AND WE WERE THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO SIGN ON.

SO THERE ARE ABOUT 300 CITIES AND TOWNS NOW IN THE COMPASSIONATE MOVEMENT THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS COMPASSIONATE, AND ABOUT 10% OF THEM HAVE ALREADY SIGNED ON THIS INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL BE SUPPORTED BY COMPASSIONATE ST.

AUGUSTINE. AND THE INITIATIVE PROVIDES FREE RESOURCES TO THE CITY TO HELP WITH TRAINING AND COMPASSION.

THERE ARE SIX MODULES AND THERE ARE THREE STRATEGIC AREAS OF FOCUS FOCUSING ON OURSELVES, FOCUSING ON OTHERS AND FOCUSING ON SYSTEMS. THE GOAL IS TO CONSISTENTLY AND INTENTIONALLY INFUSE COMPASSION INTO OUR WAY OF LIFE AND INTO OUR COMMUNITIES AND INTO OUR WORLD.

SO I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A BENEFIT FOR ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF ST.

AUGUSTINE AND ALL THE CITIZENS GOING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ARTHUR COLBERT IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER, FOLLOWED BY CHRIS FULMER.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

I'M ARTHUR COLBERT.

I LIVE AT 2210 VISTA COVE ROAD HERE IN ST.

AUGUSTINE. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMPASSION ST.

AUGUSTINE. AFTER NANCY'S REMARKS, I ONLY WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE WILL DO THE HEAVY LIFTING AND THE WORK ON THIS.

IF THERE IS ANY AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR SIGNING THIS CHARTER ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO, BECAUSE WITHOUT YOUR SIGNATURE, WE'RE NOT A COMPASSIONATE CITY.

SO AGAIN, WE CONTINUE TO PLAY A LEADERSHIP ROLE.

I SEE THIS AS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO CONTINUE TO BE OUT IN FRONT WITH REGARD TO THIS ISSUE.

SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT YOU'VE SHOWN AND WE HOPE THAT THAT CONTINUES AS WE GO FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. CHRIS VOLLMER, FOLLOWED BY SAMER SAMMY RAMI SALAMA.

AND I HOPE.

I'M SURE. OKAY. WELCOME.

GOOD EVENING, CHRIS FULMER.

I LIVE IN THE CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR INSTALLING THE ISAAC BORO MONUMENT IN THE CLOCK CIRCLE.

APPARENTLY, IT'S BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR.

I NOTICED IT LAST WEEK.

SO I'M REALLY BEHIND THE TIMES ON THAT SUCKER.

THE MARKER WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, NEAR THE SITE WHERE BARRETT WAS LYNCHED, MURDERED, AND IT WAS TORN DOWN WITHIN TWO DAYS BECAUSE APPARENTLY THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT REAL HISTORY BE TAUGHT.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING IT A SAFE HOME.

I'M ALSO LATE TO THE PARTY IN ASKING YOU TO RECONSIDER THE FIRE STATION ON ANASTASIA ISLAND.

I ADMIT THAT EVERY TIME I DRIVE BY, I ALWAYS LOOK AT THE MARQUEE AT THE AMP TO SEE WHO'S PLAYING.

SO I STARTED PAYING ATTENTION TO IT AND WHAT WOULD BE DESTROYED TO PLACE A FIRE STATION.

THERE IS, IT CAN'T BE DONE.

I'M APPALLED THAT IT GOT PAST THE FIRST PLANNING MEETING, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE SO MANY IN THE COMMISSION WHO UNDERSTAND THE NECESSITY OF PRESERVING WHAT LITTLE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WE HAVE LEFT.

IT'S A MATURE COASTAL HAMMOCK AND IT'S PUBLIC LAND.

I KNOW THERE'S A NEED FOR A NEW FIRE STATION, BUT PLEASE FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.

THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE NEW PEDESTRIAN SAFETY MEASURES FOR THE AVENIDA.

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AND YOUR NEXT PROJECT NEEDS TO BE ON THE ISLAND.

THERE NEEDS TO BE LIGHTING AND CROSSWALKS AND MARKERS ON ANASTASIA ISLAND.

THERE ARE ALWAYS PEOPLE CROSSING BETWEEN CANDLELIGHT [INAUDIBLE].

AND WHEN I DRIVE HOME AT NIGHT, IT'S KIND OF SCARY.

WE DO TEEN DRIVING SO THAT'S BOTH OF US ARE LOOKING AT THE ROAD BECAUSE THE OTHER NIGHT THERE WERE FIVE PEOPLE ALL DRESSED IN BLACK AND THE ONLY THING I SAW WAS MOVEMENT, NOT THE PEOPLE, UNTIL I WAS TOO CLOSE TO HAVE DONE ANYTHING IF WE HADN'T SEEN THEM FIRST.

SO PLEASE, WE WANT WE LOVE THAT THE ISLAND IS DOING WELL, BUT WE WANT THEM TO BE SAFE.

AND THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING PRIDE MONTH.

THERE'S A REAL NEED THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY TO SHOW INCLUSION AND ACCEPTANCE.

AND ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS IF YOU THINK THAT YOUR RELIGION TEACHES YOU TO HATE OTHERS, YOU NEED TO GET A NEW RELIGION.

JESUS HAD ONE COMMANDMENT, LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

SHOW US BY YOUR WORKS AND DEEDS.

LOVE EVERYONE.

I APPROVE OF YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH COMPASSIONATE USA AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I'D LIKE TO REMEMBER THE SEVEN YEARS SINCE THE PULSE SHOOTING.

WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT DIED THERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG SUMMER SEASON.

LOTS OF TOURISTS, LOTS OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

THUNDERSTORMS THAT AFFECT TRAFFIC.

BE PATIENT. BE KIND.

BE POLITE.

TIP YOUR SERVERS AND PATRONIZE LOCAL BUSINESSES.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] . FOLLOWED BY LAUREN DIVER, COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE. I HEAR LOTS OF TALK ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TONIGHT, AND I FAIL TO SEE WHERE GEORGE WASHINGTON HAD STATED THE RIGHT OF HOMOSEXUAL MARCHES IN THE STREETS WITH KIDS IN FRONT OF HALF NAKED MEN.

I FAIL TO SEE WHERE GEORGE WASHINGTON PROTECTED THAT RIGHT IN THE CONSTITUTION.

THERE ARE ALSO LOTS OF TALKS OF THE BIBLE.

YOU KNOW, THEY MISQUOTE VERSES SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, JESUS SAID, LOVE EVERYONE AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR, BUT NOBODY EVER SPEAKS OF THE STORY OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH.

SPEAKING OF LGBTQ HISTORY, YOU KNOW, THE LGBTQHIV COMMUNITY NEVER MENTIONS THE STORY OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH, WHERE GOD INFLICTED HIS WRATH WITH HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE AND DESTROYED THE CONDEMNED CITY.

JESUS ALSO SAYS SPEAKS ABOUT RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT.

NEVER DOES HE SAY LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR OR THOU SHALT LOVE EVERYONE.

I FAIL TO SEE WHERE THAT VERSES ARE, WHERE THE VERSES IN CHAPTERS ABOUT LOVE.

BUT THERE ARE VERSES OF CHAPTERS ABOUT RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT.

THE WEST HAS BECOME A SAFE HARBOR FOR WHAT A LOT OF SERIOUS COUNTRIES WHO HAVE YET TO LOSE THEIR MIND CONSIDER A SIN AND AN ABOMINATION.

AND SEXUAL DEGENERACY.

THE WEST HAS BECOME A SAFE HARBOR OF THAT.

THE WEST HAS BECOME THE MOST RESPECTED CHRISTIAN LAND IN THE WORLD.

LAND OF CATHOLICISM AND ORTHODOXY TO BEING MADE FUN OF ON INTERNATIONAL MEDIA.

THE LIKES OF RUSSIA, CHINA, SAUDI ARABIA MOCK THE UNITED STATES.

THE AMERICAN FLAG IS SEEN AS A SYMBOL OF HOMOSEXUALITY AS OPPOSED TO A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM, WHICH, SPEAKING OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, THE OLDEST AND MOST HISTORIC CITY IN THE COUNTRY, IS KNOWN FOR MASSIVE TAX GENERATED REVENUE OFF OF TOURISM.

MIGHT I REMIND YOU THAT IN 2020, THE MONUMENT IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL PLAZA WAS TORN DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS DEEMED TOO OFFENSIVE BY A MOB THAT IS EQUALLY AS OBNOXIOUS AS THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY? WOULD THE TOURISTS THAT COME FROM THESE COUNTRIES BE MORE PROUD, BE MORE HAPPY TO LOOK AT A CONSTITUTIONAL AT A MONUMENT THAT STOOD THERE FOR 100 AND SOMETHING YEARS? OR WOULD THEY BE MORE HAPPY TO LOOK AT RAINBOW FLAGS AND GAY MARCHES? THESE COUNTRIES ARE CONSIDERING WESTERNERS DEGENERATES AND SODOMITES.

THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THERE ARE STILL SOME OF US THAT STAND FOR THEIR VALUES, THAT STILL SUPPORT CHRISTIAN VALUES.

GOING BACK TO THE STORY OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH AFTER GOD IMPOSED HIS WRATH ON THE SEXUAL DEVIANTS, LOT'S WIFE HAD GLANCED AT HER DESTROYED HOME AND SHE WAS TURNED INTO A PILLAR OF SALT.

SO THEREFORE, NOT ONLY WILL THE DEGENERATE BE CONDEMNED, BUT THOSE WHO LIVE AMONGST THEM WILL BE.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS LAUREN DIVER.

PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE.

LAUREN DIVER, FOLLOWED BY ROBERT.

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MIKE WORKS WORKING THIS MORNING, SO WE'LL ASK YOU TO SPEAK AND SO WE CAN HEAR YOU HERE.

OKAY, GREAT.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THE.

NO WORRIES. IT'S ALL GOOD.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON MY PHONE, THERE'S A PICTURE OF 123 MLK.

THIS NEXT PICTURE IS OF 123 MLK THAT THE PERSON WHO RECENTLY PURCHASED THE HOUSE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE GUIDELINES FOR LINCOLNVILLE ARCHITECTURE AND THE GUIDELINES IN TERMS OF MAKING RENOVATIONS OR AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING ARCHITECTURE OVER 100 YEARS OLD.

THAT HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1920.

THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1914.

IT IS UP FOR SALE CURRENTLY.

AND ACCORDING TO THE REALTOR.

GET MY SPEECH.

AN ADVERTISEMENT BY THE REALTOR RANDALL AMOS ON ZILLOW CONCERNING A HOME BUILT IN 1914 AT 158 BLANCO STREET WAS ADVERTISED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

A VERY NICE PROPERTY IN THE HEART OF LINCOLNVILLE, DOWNTOWN ST.

AUGUSTINE. JUST A SHORT WALK.

HOUSE SOLD AS IS EXTENSIVE MODELING AND OR UPDATING REQUIRED OR TEAR DOWN AND BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME.

I SENT A COPY OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT TO HARB AND MISS JULIE.

COURTNEY RESPONDED TO THEM, EXPLAINING THE RULES OF DEMOLITION AND PARTIAL DEMOLITION IN THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE FOR HOUSES OVER 50 YEARS OLD.

I THEN WROTE A LETTER TO MS. PERKINS. STATING THAT THE LCRA WEBSITE THERE IS JUST A DRAFT FROM 2022 FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES FOR LINCOLNVILLE.

I ASKED WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WERE TO MAKE THE GUIDELINES FINITE AND FOR IMPLEMENTING THEM.

SO MY NEXT QUESTION IS WHEN WILL THE COLLECTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD SEE AND HEAR ABOUT MAKING THE FINAL ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES A REALITY TO KEEP THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM HAVING MORE OF THE BIRDHOUSE HOMES LIKE THE ONES ON NORTH RIBERIA AND SOUTH RIBERIA IN THE LINCOLNVILLE AREA? THE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES NEED TO BE SETTLED AND NEED TO BE PUBLISHED.

THEY NEED TO BE CODIFIED.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HOPEFULLY A DISCUSSION SOON AS TO WHAT THAT IMPACT IS AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT THE FIX IT UP PROGRAM.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT DISCUSSION.

ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF.

I WILL SEND YOU MY INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROBERT NIMMONS, FOLLOWED BY MAUREEN LAW.

MR. NIMMONS.

HELLO, COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS ROBERT NIMMONS, 871 WEST NINTH STREET.

I'M THE WEST AUGUSTINE CRA CHAIRMAN, AND I CAME TO TALK ABOUT ITEM TEN A AND I ECHO WHAT MR. WALLER WILLIS JUST SPOKE ABOUT, THE FUTURE USE OF THAT PROPERTY AND DONATE IT OVER TO THE WEST AUGUSTINE COMMUNITY.

WHEN I LOOK AT ST.

AUGUSTINE CITY AS A WHOLE, I OFTEN GET A LOT OF GOOD COMPLIMENTS FROM MY BUDDIES THAT I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH, I WENT TO COLLEGE WITH, AND JUST FAMILY MEMBERS.

ON HOW BEAUTIFUL ST.

AUGUSTINE REALLY IS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT'S JUST IN THE STREETS IN THE DAY AND AT NIGHT IN THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, IT'S LIKE NO OTHER.

I DO A LOT OF WORK UP AND DOWN THE COAST, AND I GO THROUGH AREAS LIKE PUTNAM COUNTY, CRESCENT CITY, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, DUVAL COUNTY AND FERNANDINA BEACH.

AND I OFTEN LOOK AT THE CITY.

I ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE CITY.

I WANT TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE CITY OF THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS.

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THERE'S MORE PEOPLE WALKING IN THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE CONGREGATING AND JUST ENJOYING THE VIEWS AND JUST A LOT OF THINGS THAT THIS CITY OVER THE YEARS HAVE DONE RIGHT.

AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A LOT OF VISITORS COMING TO ST.

AUGUSTINE. IT'S LIKE NO OTHER.

AND I'M PROUD TO HAVE LIVED IN ST.

AUGUSTINE THIS LONG PART OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, A PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT, AND THE COUNTY OF WEST AUGUSTINE.

UM, IF THEY THINK ST.

AUGUSTINE LOOKS THAT GOOD, WAIT TILL WE BRING THE CULTURAL DEVICE TO WEST AUGUSTINE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE THE PIECE PARK SOMETHING THAT BRINGS VALUE AND CULTURE TO OUR CITY.

UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 5.4% OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MIX IN THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE, WITH 2% OF THAT MIX IN ST. AUGUSTINE. WEST AUGUSTINE.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT ABOUT COLOR.

IT'S ABOUT SAVING CULTURE.

WE HAVE TO FIGURE A WAY OUT HOW TO KEEP THINGS AFFORDABLE WHEN IT COMES TO HOMES AND COMMUNITIES SO THAT WE CAN HAVE OUR FUTURE KIDS TO SEE WHAT WE SEE IN ST. AUGUSTINE.

SO THIS IS JUST BEGINNING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA OF WEST AUGUSTINE, PARTNERING WITH THE CITY FOR ALL THESE YEARS.

THANK YOU ALL.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR RELATIONSHIP AND WITH THE COUNTY TO MAKE THAT PARK A PEACE PARK.

THANK YOU. MAUREEN LONG IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER, FOLLOWED BY BJ. KALAIDI.

GOOD EVENING. YOU CAN HEAR ME, RIGHT? OKAY. MAUREEN LONG 1821 CASTILLO STREET, MENENDEZ PARK, ST.

AUGUSTINE. I JUST WANTED I HAVE TO THANK YOU.

AND I'LL BE REAL QUICK, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE HISTORICAL MARKER THAT'S BEEN PLACED OUT ON FISH ISLAND.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL TO SEE AFTER ALL THE YEARS.

IT'S LOVELY TO SEE AND READ THE HISTORY OF JESSE FISH AND HOW THE GRASSROOTS OF THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO SAVE FISH ISLAND.

AND THEN SECONDLY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM THAT I LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAS THAT PROCLAIMS JUNE 20TH, 23 AS PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE.

THIS IS A TIME WHEN WE ALL NEED TO BE TOGETHER, TRY TO BE TOGETHER AS BEST AS WE CAN, AND TO KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO BE SEPARATED BY DIFFERENCES OR THE WAY THAT WE THINK.

AND SO I TRULY THANK YOU FOR THIS.

AND I'M VERY PROUD TO CALL ST.

AUGUSTINE HOME AND KNOW THAT YOU HAVE MADE THIS PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER IS BJ. KALAIDI, WEST CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE. THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE PROHIBITS FIREWORKS UNDER SECTION 1878 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

THIS REGULATION WAS ENACTED PRIOR TO MARCH 8TH, 2007, AND IS UNAFFECTED BY SB 140, SIGNED APRIL 8TH, 2020. FIREWORKS CONTINUED TO EXPLODE ON ANDERSON, SOUTH DIXIE.

MEDORA. NEWCOMB.

SIDNEY PHILLIPS.

JOHN STREET. CHRISTOPHER ROLLINS.

IN 2022 LAST YEAR, BOMBS WERE DELIBERATELY SET OFF IN FRONT OF MY HOME.

WHEN POLICE ARRIVED, I WAS TOLD TO GO TO BED DISPATCH WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE NEEDS TO KNOW.

FIREWORKS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING HOLIDAYS IN THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE BOUNDARIES.

THE REASON FOR THIS IS NOT JUST DOWNTOWN THEY CAN BURN.

THE WHOLE CITY CAN BURN IN A HEARTBEAT.

ENFORCEMENT IN WEST CITY NEEDS TO BE INCREASED.

QUESTION WILL THE MILTON CENTER ON PELISSIER BE DEMOLISHED AND MOVED OUT OF WEST CITY WHEN 13 DOLPHIN DRIVE IS SOLD? QUESTION WHO IS THE FOREIGN MANUFACTURER WORKING ON THE MERRY GO ROUND? WHAT IS THE JUSTIFICATION? SOME OF THE HORSES ARE BEING REPLACED WITH OTHER THINGS.

QUESTION WHO WILL BE ASSUMING MR. FRANKLIN'S POSITION IN PUBLIC WORKS? ALL TAXPAYERS SHOULD BE RELIEVED WE WILL NO LONGER PAY 720 TAX DOLLARS A YEAR TOWARD THE CITY MANAGER'S WATER BILL. NOW THAT HE HAS A $198,000 SALARY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THAT IS OUR LAST SPEAKER SAYS PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

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UNTIL NOON. THAT'S A SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE JUNE 26TH, 2020 3:05 P.M.

REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING JULY 10TH, 2020 3:03 P.M.

SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE 2023 BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND REVENUES.

THE JULY 10TH 2020 3:05 P.M.

REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PRIOR COMMISSION MEETINGS FROM JULY 8TH, 2023, AND THE SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

ALSO OF JULY 8TH, 2023, WE HAVE NOTIFICATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION CELEBRATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ST.

PAUL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE ST.

AUGUSTINE FILM FESTIVAL REQUEST TO USE THE ALCAZAR ROOM AND CITY SEAL FOR FOUR DAYS IN JANUARY 2024 FOR FILM SCREENINGS. AND FINALLY, WE HAVE CONFIRMATION OF THE NOMINATION OF KATE BURTON FOR THE 2023 ORDER OF LA FLORIDA AWARD. AND THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

WE HAVE NO APPEALS TONIGHT.

NO GENERAL PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.

[Items 8.A.1. - 8.A.5.]

AND AS I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS GOING TO PRESENT ALL OF THEM AT ONE TIME AND THEN WE WILL GO INDIVIDUALLY. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND JUST A REMINDER ON THE TWO REZONINGS, THOSE ARE QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS. SO YOU'LL HAVE TO DISCLOSE EX PARTE AND WE'LL HAVE TO SWEAR FOLKS IN.

THANK YOU. YES.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AMY SKINNER.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

AS YOU NOTED, THESE NEXT ITEMS ARE ALL RELATED TO A SINGLE PIECES OF PROPERTY, PART OF WHICH IS ALREADY WITHIN THE CITY.

AND THIS IS RELATED TO AN ANNEXATION LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT AND REZONING.

THE FIRST ORDINANCE IS 2023 DASH TEN, WHICH IS THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE.

THE CITY COMMISSION REVIEWED THE PETITION ANNEX FOR THE PRE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT FOR THE APPROXIMATELY 15 ACRES ON JANUARY 23RD.

THE PROPERTY IS SOUTH OF THE EXISTING AREA KNOWN AS THE SHIPYARDS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND IT IS CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY ON THE NORTH, EAST AND WEST SIDES.

AS YOU NOTED, THIS IS A SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING.

I DO HAVE A MAP, IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO SHOW YOU, OUTLINED IN ORANGE IS THE PROPERTY TO BE CONSIDERED TO BE ANNEXED IN THIS IS THE EXISTING SHIPYARDS PROJECT.

THE THIS IS THE TARGET THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE CITY AS WELL.

AND THE RELATED MARSH ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY.

THE NEXT FOUR ITEMS RELATE TO INCORPORATING THE PROPERTY INTO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CHANGING THE ZONING TO A CITY DESIGNATION.

ORDINANCE 20 2311 AND ORDINANCE 20 2312 APPLY TO A PIECE OF LAND APPROXIMATELY 5000FT² IN SIZE.

THE ORDINANCES WOULD CHANGE THE LAND USE FROM ST.

JOHNS COUNTY MIXED USE CATEGORY TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY, MIXED USE AND CHANGE THE ZONING FROM COUNTY OR TO CITY RGO, RESIDENTIAL GENERAL OFFICE.

THE RECOMMENDED THESE CHANGES AT THEIR MARCH 7TH MEETING.

THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED THESE ITEMS AT FIRST READING ON APRIL 24TH.

THESE ARE SECOND READINGS IN PUBLIC HEARINGS AS WELL.

THIS MAP SHOWS THIS APPROXIMATELY 5000FT² OUTLINED IN GREEN.

IT IS PART OF THE ANNEXATION, AND THE REQUEST IS TO CHANGE IT TO MATCH WHAT THE EXISTING SHIPYARDS IS.

THE LAST FEW ORDINANCES 2023-13 AND 2023-14 APPLIED TO THE LARGER PIECE OF LAND, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 13.7 ACRES TO CHANGE THE

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THE PCB RECOMMENDED THE LAND USE CHANGES AT THEIR MARCH 7TH MEETING AND HELD THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PUD AT THE PCB MEETING ON APRIL 4TH.

THE PCB HELD A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PUD AND SUBSEQUENTLY RECOMMENDED REZONING THE PROPERTY AND APPROVED THE CONSERVATION OVERLAY ZONE DEVELOPMENT EMBEDDED IN THE PUD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT SIDEWALKS BE INSTALLED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREETS.

THIS REQUEST HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE TEXT LANGUAGE AS REPRESENTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

THESE ITEMS ARE ALSO APPROVED ON FIRST READING AT THE CITY COMMISSION APRIL 24TH MEETING.

AT THAT MEETING, THE CITY COMMISSION REQUESTED THE APPLICANT INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE CITY'S MINIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE RATIO, WHICH IS 770%. AND THAT APPLIES TO OTHER SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT FOR THE USE OF NATIVE LANDSCAPING AND INCLUDE REFERENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR THAT THE DEVELOPMENT MEETS THE CITY'S STORMWATER REQUIREMENTS.

THESE ITEMS HAVE ALSO BEEN ADDED TO THE TEXT.

THIS THESE ORDINANCES ARE FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU. AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS THAT A MAYOR JUST THE CLERK JUST WANTED TO LET MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT FOR THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE, SOME OF THE BACKUP DOCUMENTS GOT SCANNED IN OUT OF ORDER.

BUT YOU DO HAVE ON YOUR DESK THE CORRECT PAGINATION, AND WE DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

ALL THE DOCUMENTS WERE THERE.

THEY WERE JUST SCANNED IN IN A WONKY SORT OF WAY.

SO FOR FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE, IF THEY WONDERED WHAT HAPPENED, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL NOW HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM.

WELCOME. WELCOME.

I'M SORRY, MADAM MAYOR, FOR THE RECORD, ELLEN AVERY SMITH, ROGERS TOWERS [INAUDIBLE] HERE IN LOVELY ST.

AUGUSTINE. AND WHILE I TRY TO GET THE POWERPOINT UP ON THE SCREEN, CAN YOU SEE IT NOW? YES. OKAY. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT.

OKAY. THERE WE GO.

I'M GOING TO LET STEPHAN JOHANSSEN KICK OFF AND THEN WE WILL FILL IN WITH OUR TEAM MEMBERS BEHIND.

THANKS, ELLEN.

ARE YOU GOING TO WANT TO SWEAR EVERYBODY IN IN ONE SWOOP FOR THE REZONING PORTIONS NOW OR WAIT, YOU WANT TO DO IT NOW? THIS WILL BE A COMBINED PRESENTATION.

INTERESTED IN SPEAKING TO PLEASE STAND AND BE SWORN IN AT THE SAME TIME.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? AND THEY ALL SAID YES.

YES. HELLO, EVERYBODY.

WELCOME. THANK YOU.

STEFAN JOHANSSON, PRINCIPAL OF THE WINDWARD MARINA GROUP, 38 VILLA DRIVE.

I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING UNUSUAL.

I'M GOING TO START BACK IN 1983 WHEN SEASIDE, WHICH EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS ABOUT.

IT'S ABOUT URBAN PLANNING, WAS FORMED.

SEASIDE WASN'T BUILT TO FORM.

EVERYBODY USUALLY SAID, WELL, IT TAKES A VILLAGE.

WE ARE THREE YEARS IN TO THE SHIPYARD PROJECT, AND I HAVE TO SAY IT'S TAKING A CITY TO CREATE A VILLAGE.

AND I STAND IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU GUYS HERE AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES.

AND I APOLOGIZE IF I'M GOING TO BE REPETITIVE, BUT IT'S REALLY TAKING THE ENTIRE CITY TO LEAD THIS PROJECT.

WE TO LEAD IT. WE LISTENED A LOT.

WE LEARNED A LOT.

AND SO I'M GOING TO START ACTUALLY BY MENTIONING THE PEOPLE THAT CREATED WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY TO VOTE ON AND USUALLY HAVE A PRETTY GOOD MEMORY. BUT I ACTUALLY TOOK SOME NOTES TODAY.

FIRST, I WANT TO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF CITY STAFF.

EVERYONE THAT WORKS FOR THE CITY STAFF.

THREE YEARS AGO, WE HAD A PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF CITY STAFF BASED ON A CHARRETTE THAT WAS DONE WITH THEIR INPUT.

I WANT TO I WANT TO THANK JOHN REGAN WAS TREMENDOUS GUIDING LIGHT TO US WITH THE LIAISON TO THE CITY COMMISSION AND ALL

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I WANT TO THANK DAVID BIRCHAM, WHO WAS ANOTHER GUIDING LIGHT AND A BEACON AND HELPING US WITH THE CODE.

AND I'M VERY PROUD TO SEE HIM SITTING TONIGHT AT THE CITY COMMISSION, THE CITY MANAGER SEAT.

CONGRATULATIONS. THEY'RE WELL EARNED.

WE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN HERE OR DONE THIS WITHOUT YOUR HELP AND GUIDANCE.

I WANT TO THANK ISABELLE LOPEZ, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, FOR ALWAYS KEEPING US INSIDE THE YELLOW LINES AND NEVER STRAYING OUTSIDE.

JONATHAN AMY SKINNER FOR ALSO KEEPING THOSE LOANS.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PREVIOUSLY AND CURRENT ELECTED OFFICIALS.

ALL OF YOU GUYS REPRESENTING THE CITY TODAY.

I WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE PLANNING BOARD.

I SAW ALL THE INPUT FROM THE PLANNING BOARD.

I WANT TO THANK MARCUS HALBACH AND ELIJAH FOR ALL OF HIS INSPIRATION AND MAKING THIS, I THINK, 75% INDIGENOUS SPECIES, WHICH WE'RE VERY PROUD OF, FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR FLOOD LEVEL, WHICH I'VE STOOD BEFORE YOU BEFORE AND SAID, WE'RE OUT OF THE 500 YEAR FLOODPLAIN.

SO MANY GOOD THINGS HAVE COME OUT OF THIS COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL OF THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THAT REPRESENT THE CITY, ALL THE PROFESSIONALS.

I WANT TO THANK SCOTT MATTHEW ENGINEERING.

HE'S NOT HERE. RYAN CARTER.

HE'S RIGHT. HE'S OVER HERE.

SEA LEVEL RISE, MITIGATION, WETLANDS.

NONE OF THAT COULD HAPPEN.

AND ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE FROM THIS WONDERFUL CITY.

ELLEN AVERY SMITH BEHIND US.

THANK YOU, ELLEN, FOR HER INPUT.

THE DEP AND THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE NATIONAL FLOOD COMMISSION.

SPENCER IS IN THE AUDIENCE.

CHRIS AND CARL.

WHY AM I MENTIONING ALL THESE PEOPLE? BECAUSE THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL IN MY CAREER.

I'VE BEEN DOING THIS 40 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER DONE A PROJECT LIKE THIS WITH THIS MAGNITUDE WHERE I REALLY FEEL THAT IT WAS A CITY THAT HOPEFULLY CREATED THIS VILLAGE.

IT WASN'T US. WE JUST LITERALLY WHERE I STARTED, WE JUST DID A LOT OF LISTENING.

AND I THINK WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY TO VOTE ON THIS, FOR INSTANCE, THE DENSITY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN 180 HOMES OR DWELLINGS, IT'S 55. WHY IS IT 55 AND NOT 180? BECAUSE WE LISTEN. CITY DIDN'T WANT SOME MASSIVE PROJECT.

THEY WANTED SOMETHING LOW RISE, LOW SCALE.

AND I'M GOING TO CLOSE WITH ONE THING.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW AT THE SHIPYARD AND THEY SEE THIS MASSIVE, CONCRETE, AWFUL STRUCTURE.

AND YOU DRIVE BY AND GO, GOSH, WHAT'S GOING ON? WELL, THAT'S ON PURPOSE.

IS THAT PARKING GARAGE BY DESIGN WOULD BE ROT.

BECAUSE WE SAID TO THE DEVELOPER THAT CAME IN, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY CARS, WE WANT TO SEE GOLF CARTS, WE WANT TO SEE PEOPLE WALKING.

WE WANT TO SEE STROLLERS, BICYCLES, NO STRUCTURED PARKING VISIBLE.

SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME AND BUILD INSIDE OUR VILLAGE, YOU'VE GOT TO WRAP THE GARAGE.

WE WANT TO SEE GENTLE LINING AND PALM TREES, NOT A BUNCH OF CARS.

SO I'M GOING TO BE QUIET AND I'M GOING TO LET THE REST OF THE TEAM SPEAK IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COME UP.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU GUYS REPRESENTED OFFICIALS FOR GUIDING US AND GETTING US THREE YEARS INTO THIS HOLE.

THANK YOU. WELL SAID.

THANK YOU. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES JUST JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIVE APPLICATIONS BEFORE YOU JUST TO GET IT ON THE RECORD.

A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO SAY IS VERY REPETITIVE OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT FIRST READING, BUT WE WILL GO OVER THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE TO THE PUB SINCE THAT TIME.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS AREA OF ANNEXATION ON THE SOUTH PART OF WHAT'S CALLED THE SHIPYARD.

AGAIN AS STEPH WENT OVER WHERE WE'RE TRANSITIONING THE USES FROM THE MIXED USE MARINA RETAIL UP IN THE NORTH DOWN TO THE TOWN CENTER, THE MULTIFAMILY DOWN TO THE TOWNHOMES TO THE FARTHER TO THE SOUTH, AND THEN LANDING ON SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PROPERTY.

AGAIN IN THE COUNTY.

THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF THIS PROPERTY IS MIXED USE DISTRICT THAT WOULD ALLOW 13 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE AND FOR NON RESIDENTIAL USES AN IMPERVIOUS SURFACE RATIO OF 75%.

SO PRETTY DENSE DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TODAY IS TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY, THE VERY NORTHERN TIP OF THAT, IF YOU WILL, TO CHANGE THAT TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY, MIXED USE.

AND THEN MOST OF THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY TO BE ANNEXED TO RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY.

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AGAIN, THAT SMALL AREA TO RGO TO MAX WHAT THE PORTION OF THE SHIPYARDS IS ALREADY IN THE CITY BOUNDARIES AND THEN A ZONING FOR THE SOUTHERN PART FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

SO YOU SEE AGAIN IN BLUE THE PORTION OF THE SHIPYARD PROPERTY THAT'S ALREADY IN THE CITY LIMITS.

AND THEN THE RED, THE PORTION THAT'S BEING ANNEXED INTO THE CITY.

THIS IS THE PLAN AGAIN, MAXIMUM 55 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS AND A 50 SLIP COMMUNITY DOCK.

THOSE ARE PART THEY ARE WRAPPED INTO THE TEXT.

THE DETAILS OF THAT TEXT WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN A FEW MINUTES.

AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ELIJAH TO TALK ABOUT THE FUN STUFF.

YES, THE FUN STUFF.

COMMISSIONER SIKES-KLINE.

COMMISSIONERS, THANKS FOR HAVING US.

IT HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE AT THIS POINT AND TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS WITH IT.

I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WE DO KIND OF JUST GO GO THROUGH THESE THINGS AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME SIMPLICITY TO IT, BUT A LOT OF THOUGHT AND A LOT OF HARD WORK GOES INTO, I THINK, GETTING A PLAN RIGHT.

JUST BRIEFLY TO TALK ON THIS, I THINK THAT KIND OF THE TWO IMPORTANT THINGS ARE CREATING A REALLY SIMPLE ONE LOOP ROAD TO MINIMIZE OUR ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE AND MINIMIZE ASPHALT, KEEP AS MUCH OPEN GREEN SPACE AND AS MUCH CONNECTIVITY TO THE WATER.

AND THEN KIND OF REALLY MINIMIZING THE WETLAND IMPACTS ON THAT EDGE THERE.

SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THE TWO PARTS.

I WANT TO TOUCH ON KIND OF THE OVERALL REALLY JUST KIND OF CREATING A WALKABLE COMMUNITY IS A BIG PART OF IT.

OUR ROADWAYS ARE 20FT WIDE, SO IT NARROWS IT DOWN.

THAT'S TRAFFIC CALMING, THAT'S MORE SHADE ON THE ROADWAY WITH STREET TREES AND CREATING THAT CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE SHIPYARD SITE AND THE SINGLE FAMILY SITE.

AGAIN, WITH THE LIGHTING, WITH THE DARK SKY TO HAVE ALL CUT OFF FIXTURES.

SO WE'RE NOT ADDING TO ANY OF THE LIGHT POLLUTION THAT'S GOING ON AND JUST TRYING TO MAXIMIZE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR GREEN SPACES AND OUR NATURAL SPACES TO THE LOT.

SO WE WANTED TO HAVE EVERY LOT TO HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP, WHETHER IT'S THE CENTRAL GREEN KIND OF WATER AREA WHERE IT'S KIND OF THE POCKET PARK ON THE NORTH END AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE WETLANDS AND THE VIEWS OUT.

SO REALLY WANTING TO MAKE EACH ONE OF THESE HOME SITES AND EACH ONE OF THESE LOTS REALLY SPECIAL AND DESIRABLE TO CONNECT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ITSELF, BUT WITHIN THE NATURAL WORLD, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AROUND IT, JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT THE OVERALL PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY.

SO IT'S THE LOOP KIND OF DOWN THERE IN THE SOUTH END, BUT IT'S REALLY CONNECTING TO A LOT MORE THE WATERFRONT PROMENADE, THE NICE WALKWAYS THROUGH THE TOWNHOMES.

SO THE WHOLE IDEA IS THAT IT'S SCALED DOWN TO THAT PEDESTRIAN SCALE.

SO WE'RE CREATING THAT CONNECTIVITY AND REALLY KIND OF NICE PLACE TO INHABIT FOR THOSE LIVING AND VISITING.

JUST SOME KIND OF HIGH LEVEL ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER.

AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT KIND OF THAT COASTAL ENVIRONMENT OPENING UP WITH PORCHES AND CREATING REALLY A STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INDOOR AND THE OUTDOOR SPACES.

JUST KIND OF THAT TYPICAL ROADWAY SECTION SHOWING IT NARROWED DOWN AND KIND OF HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE STREET TREES CAN KIND OF HAVE THAT IMPACT TO CREATE SHADED DRIVES AND WALKWAYS.

AND THEN GETTING INTO THE PLANT PALETTE JUST A LITTLE BIT.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT COMMITTING TO THAT 75% NATIVE AND THE REST OF IT FOR FRIENDLY.

THERE'S A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL SPECIES, THE MULE GRASS, DISABLED PALMS, THE YUCCAS THAT GROW AND LIVE HERE NATURALLY, THAT WILL BLEND INTO THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT AND THEN KIND OF ALLOWING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL CHARACTER TO THAT.

BUT ALL PLANT MATERIAL THAT WILL THRIVE IN THE AREA WAS KIND OF LIMITED WATER AND LIMITED MAINTENANCE.

SO THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PART TO US AS WELL.

SO JUST KIND OF SOME OF THE IMAGERY AND SHARING SOME OF THE PLANT PALETTE THAT WILL BE USING FOR THE SITE.

AND I'LL PASS IT BACK TO ELLEN TO KIND OF WRAP UP AND SUMMARIZE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, ELIJAH.

AND I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, TOO.

OH, SORRY. I WENT THE WRONG WAY.

UM, THE REVISIONS THAT WERE MADE PURSUANT TO THE CITY COMMISSION COMMENTS AT FIRST READING IN YOUR STAFF REPORT, YOU HAVE A CLEAN VERSION AND A RED LINE VERSION OF THE TEXT.

AND THE RED LINE SHOWS YOU EXACTLY WHERE THESE HAVE BEEN INSERTED.

SO THE MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE RATIO OF 70%.

AGAIN, FLORIDA FRIENDLY AND NATIVE LANDSCAPING AND THEN THE DRAINAGE, JUST REALLY PARING DOWN THAT LANGUAGE TO BE CLEAR THAT THE DRAINAGE STORMWATER HAS TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL.

AND SO HOPEFULLY THOSE CHANGES MEET YOUR CRITERIA.

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THIS IS A TRUE MIXED USE COMMUNITY.

WE SHOWED YOU THE DIAGRAM OF DENSITY GOING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WITH THE SOUTHERN PORTION BEING AGAIN, ONLY SINGLE SINGLE FAMILY, 55 UNITS MAXIMUM PRESERVING THE MARSHLAND AND OTHER WETLANDS ALONG THE SAN SEBASTIAN RIVER, PROVIDING INTERCONNECTION OF OF ROADS, WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS, ALL OF THAT INCREASING THE CITY'S TAX BASE.

AND THEN, AS ELIJAH OUTLINED FOR YOU, THE INTERCONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROJECT INTO THE REST OF THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE TO THE NORTH.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

UM. WE WILL RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE ALL FIVE OF THESE APPLICATIONS ON SECOND READING, AND WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

FOR SURE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? OKAY. SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL.

I DIDN'T SWEAR ANYONE IN, BUT I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ANYWAY.

FOR WHAT? WE CAN DO THIS WITH THE ANNEXATION FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL DO THE TWO ORDINANCES ON THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND REZONING ON THE SMALLER 5000 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL.

AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT BATCH, WHICH IS CLASS TWO, WHICH IS THE MAIN PORTION OF THE TWO ORDINANCES FOR THE FUTURE LAND USE AND REZONING.

WE'LL DO IT THAT WAY.

YES. WHAT DO YOU THINK? WE SHOULD ONLY HAVE TO DO IT ONE TIME, SO WE'LL JUST DO IT RIGHT AFTER.

SO WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE ON HERE. ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NO ONE WHERE THAT IS CLOSED, I'LL ASK YOU NOW TO DO YOUR TEXT BEFORE WE HAVE ANY MOTIONS.

WE'LL START WITH YOU. I'VE HAD NO CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY STAFF.

SAY WITH WITH ME.

THAT'S OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT SAID, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ORDINANCE 2310 FOR THE ANNEXATION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 23, 20, 23, TEN FOR THE ANNEXATION OF .79 ACRES.

AND WE DO THIS BY TITLE ONLY.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

THANK YOU. YES.

WE HEAR A SECOND. I'LL SECOND.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 20, 23.

TEN. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 14.79 ACRES OF PROPERTY NOW LOCATED IN ST.

JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA, LYING SOUTH OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT REFERRED TO AS THE SHIPYARDS EAST OF ARAPAHOE AVENUE, NORTH AND WEST OF THE SAN SEBASTIAN RIVER, AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, REDEFINING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE TO INCLUDE SAID PROPERTY AMENDING SECTION 1.04 OF THE CHARTER LAWS OF THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR FILING OF A COPY HEREOF WITH THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ST.

JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA, WITH THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF ST.

JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY CODE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE OF INVALID PROVISIONS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

TIM SPRINGFIELD.

YES. NANCY SIKES-KLINE? YES. CYNTHIA HARRIS.

YES. BARBARA BLONDER.

YES. ALL RIGHT.

ON TO ORDINANCE 20 2311 TWO.

ORDINANCE. SO THE FIRST ONE FOR LAND USE DESIGNATION.

AND THESE WERE THE REZONING.

SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ORDINANCE.

WE DO HAVE TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.

YES. I'M GOING TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT ON EACH ONE INSTEAD OF TWO BECAUSE THEY ALL RELATE.

SO I'M OPENING PUBLIC COMMENT ON ORDINANCE 2023 DASH 11.

HEARING IS CLOSED.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 20 2311.

SO CITY ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 2311, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 5076FT² OF PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF

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AUGUSTINE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREINAFTER FROM ITS CURRENT DESIGNATION OF ST.

JOHNS COUNTY MIXED USE DISTRICT TO A CITY DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY, MIXED USE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE OF INVALID PROVISIONS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

WHICH IS THE REZONING PORTION OF THIS PARCEL.

DO I HEAR MUCH? WAIT, WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON IT.

ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ANYONE HERE TO SEE? SEEING NO ONE. PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED NOW.

SEEING NO ONE REQUEST APPROVAL.

ORDINANCE WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 2023-12 ON READING SECOND.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA REZONING APPROXIMATELY 5076FT² OF PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF ARAPAHOE AVENUE AS A PORTION OF THE SOLANA GRANT WITHIN THE SHIPYARDS DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREINAFTER FROM ITS CURRENT CLASSIFICATION OF SAINT JOHNS COUNTY OPEN RURAL OR TO THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE.

CLASSIFICATION OF RESIDENTIAL GENERAL OFFICE PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE OF INVALID PROVISIONS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WELL, OF COURSE, WE CALL ROLL ORDINANCE 2023-13, WHICH IS FUTURE LAND USE PORTION OF THE 13.7 PPG.

PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

SEEING NONE IS CLOSED.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MOVE. WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 023-13 BY TITLE.

SECOND. ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 2313.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 13.70 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF ARAPAHOE AVENUE AS A PORTION OF THE EPSILON GRANT WITHIN THE SHIPYARDS DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREINAFTER FROM ITS CURRENT DESIGNATION OF SAINT JOHNS COUNTY MIXED USE DISTRICT AND CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY MIXED USE TO A CITY DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY.

PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE OF INVALID PROVISIONS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

CALL ROLL.

MOVING ON, THE LAST AND FINAL ORDINANCE 2023-14 THIS PERTAINS TO THE REZONING OF 13.7 ACRES TO A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

SEEING NO ONE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

I'LL ENTERTAIN THEM. COMMENT.

OKAY. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE APPLICANT AND THEIR TEAM FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND INCORPORATING MY COMMENTS.

THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FIRST READING OF THIS, THESE ORDINANCES, I SPECIFICALLY HAD ASKED FOR THE IMPACT ON 0.15 ACRES OF WETLANDS TO BE MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF HOW THOSE IMPACTS WOULD BE OFFSET.

THEY ARE GOING TO BE MITIGATED INTO A MITIGATION BANK 0.12 ACRES.

THAT'S A WASH. THE CONSERVATION OVERLAY ZONES ARE GOING TO BE PROTECTED AND ADHERED TO.

AM I RIGHT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THE DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER TREATMENT WAS MORE SPECIFICALLY DETAILED IN THIS VERSION, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THE IMPERVIOUS RATIO OF 70% IS ALSO BEEN INCORPORATED, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

I DO HAVE TWO OTHER QUESTIONS, THOUGH.

WHEN I LOOKED AT THE PRESENTATION, THE PHOTOGRAPHS I SAW OF THE A LOT OF THOSE SPECIES OF PLANTS, THE MAJORITY OF THEM WERE NOT NATIVE.

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THE LAST SENTENCE SAYS PROJECT LANDSCAPING, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING TREES AND SHRUBS SHALL USE NATIVE VEGETATION LIMITED USE OF FOREIGN FRIENDLY IN PARENTHESES, NON INVASIVE LANDSCAPING SHALL BE PERMITTED.

SO I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT HAVING SEEN ALL OF THOSE NON NATIVE PLANTS REPRESENTED, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY BE FRIENDLY AND NOT HAVING SOME SENSE OF WHAT THE RATIO OF NATIVE TO NON NATIVE PLANTS WILL BE.

WELL, COMMISSIONER BLONDER, THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT.

JUST FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE TEXT THAT IS BINDING ON THE PROPERTY.

AND SO WHAT IS IN WRITING IN THE AGAIN, THE RED LINE VERSION AND THE CLEAN VERSION IS WHAT IS BINDING ON THE PROJECT AS FAR AS.

RIGHT. AND SO I DON'T KNOW, I'LL LET ELIJAH TALK ABOUT THE EXAMPLES, BUT ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE TEXT ITSELF? I'M SATISFIED WITH THE TEXT, BUT I WANT THE SPIRIT OF WHAT I WAS TRYING TO TO ACCOMPLISH HERE WITH THE MAJORITY OF NATIVE PLANTS BEING USED.

I WANT THAT TO BE FOLLOWED EVEN IF IT ISN'T BINDING LEGALLY.

I THINK IN THE SPIRIT OF WORKING TOGETHER AS A CITY AND THE WHOLE THING, THE VILLAGE, I WOULD LIKE SOME ASSURANCE FROM THE APPLICANT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THEIR BEST EFFORT TO HAVE A MATURE, CLEAR MAJORITY OF THE PLANTINGS NATIVE AND ALSO EXCLUDING GRASS.

BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.

WELL, AGAIN, I'M NOT THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

I'M JUST GOING TO AND I'LL LET ELIJAH SPEAK, BUT I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.

THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION.

BUT ELIJAH WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT AS WELL.

AND I DO JUST AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, THE TEXT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU SAW IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, THE TEXT IS BINDING.

I UNDERSTAND. OKAY.

I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR.

WE'RE CLEAR. YEAH.

COMMISSIONER BLONDER, I APPRECIATE YOUR.

DEPENDS ON THE DATA.

YEAH. AND I THINK THAT WE DID SHOW KIND OF SOME MORE PLANTS THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ACCENTS.

BUT WE'RE COMMITTED TO DOING 75% NATIVE SPECIES FOR THE PLANT MATERIAL.

THAT'S WHAT I HEARD. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY BEAUTIFUL NATIVES THAT WE CAN USE THAT I THINK ARE GOING TO CONNECT THE ARCHITECTURE TO THE SITE IN A REALLY APPROPRIATE WAY.

SO THERE WERE SOME MORE PICTURES THAT WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE ACCENT TYPE PLANTINGS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WILL HAVE SOME UPS.

BUT YES, THE MAJORITY, 75% OF THIS CITY HAS SIGNED A MAYOR PLEDGE DOES EVERY YEAR POLLINATE POLLINATOR, NATIVE POLLINATOR FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US.

AND THEN LASTLY, THE 50 VOTES, WHICH IS A LOT, AND I JUST WANT TO REGISTER THAT IT IS A LOT.

I'M NOT FAMILIAR ENOUGH WITH THAT PART OF THE SAN SEBASTIAN.

IS THAT A SLOW ZONE IN THERE? I'LL HAVE MR. CARTER, WHO IS OUR EXPERT, THINK IT IS, BUT RYAN CARTER, 42, MASTERS DRIVE.

IT IS, YES.

IT'S A NO WAKE ZONE.

IT BEGINS.

MAYBE 200FT WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE MATANZAS RIVER AND THE SEBASTIAN RIVER.

IT BECOMES A NO WAKE ZONE ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

AND THAT'S AND WE DO AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE HAVE PERMITS FROM THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND THAT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THEIR NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT.

IF IT WASN'T, WE WOULDN'T GET THIS PERMIT FROM THEM BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD BE UNSAFE IF IT WAS A FULL WAKE ZONE.

SO YEAH, BOATS MOVE REAL SLOW THROUGH THERE.

I GO THROUGH ALL THE TIME IN MY BOAT AND IT'S REALLY THE CITY'S WORKING WATERFRONT AREA, OBVIOUSLY.

SO BUT ANYWAY, YEAH.

OKAY. THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS I HAVE.

RIGHT. I BELIEVE WE DID HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AND CLOSED.

YES. THE CLERK IS SAYING YES.

ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 2023-14.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-14.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA REZONING APPROXIMATELY 13.7 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF ARAPAHOE AVENUE AS A PORTION OF THE

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OPEN RURAL OR AND CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE RESIDENTIAL GENERAL OFFICE TO THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE CLASSIFICATION OF PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE OF INVALID PROVISIONS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

OKAY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THERE IT IS THE COMMUNITY AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT I KNOW IT'S BEEN YEARS AND I CERTAINLY REMEMBER FROM THE BEGINNING AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE WITH THE COMMUNITY AS YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT SAID, WE WILL MOVE ON.

WE DO HAVE ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING.

I'M SORRY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING.

HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE RESOLUTIONS.

[9.B.1. Resolution 2023-06: Authorizes City Manager to execute a Construction and Maintenance Agreement for State Road A1A/Avenida Menendez pedestrian safety feature color coating. (R. Franklin, Director Public Works)]

MISTER FRANKLIN, YOU'RE HERE TO EXPLAIN YOUR RESOLUTION.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

BEFORE YOU, RESOLUTION 2023-06 WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR EPOXY COATING FOR A PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT'S LIGHTING AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE BAYFRONT.

IT'S THIS IS A STANDARD AGREEMENT.

THE CITY REQUIRES A DIFFERENT COLOR THAN WHAT STANDARD DOT.

SO IN ORDER TO GET THAT, WE HAVE TO TAKE OVER THE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR IT.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MOVE. WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 2023-06.

I'LL SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[9.B.2. Resolution 2023-18: Determines the closing date for the 2023-2024 Nights of Lights Season to be Sunday, January 28, 2024. (M. Wissel, Director Communications)]

SMITHVILLE. YOU ARE WELCOME TO EXPLAIN THE RESOLUTION.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COMMISSIONERS. MELISSA WISEAU, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE.

THIS RESOLUTION SIMPLY DETERMINES THE ENDING DATE OF THE KNIGHTS OF LIGHT SEASON AS SUNDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2024. AS OPPOSED TO EXTENDING IT INTO THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY.

QUESTIONS COMMENTS NOT ABOUT THIS YEAR, BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION LATER ON ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF IT FOR THE NEXT YEAR. BACK ON JANUARY 28TH THIS YEAR.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO LET'S PUT A NOTE.

I'LL PLAN TO BRING SOMETHING BACK TO YOU IN FEBRUARY AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AT THE CLOSE OF THE JANUARY SEASON.

WE'LL BRING SOMETHING IN FEBRUARY.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 20, 2380.

SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE HAVE STAFF REPORTS.

[10.A. Presentation regarding donation of property at the corner of South Woodlawn Street and West King Street to St. Johns County. (R. Franklin, Director Public Works)]

WOODLAWN AND WEST KINGSTON STREETS.

YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

YET BEFORE YOU IS AN ITEM THAT STAFF WOULD LIKE CONSIDERATION OF A TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP FROM THE CITY TO THE COUNTY.

THIS IS A CORNER PARCEL.

IT'S ABOUT A QUARTER ACRE ON WEST KING STREET AND WOODLAWN.

CURRENTLY IT HAS THE WEST SIGN INSTALLED ON IT AS AN ENTRYWAY INTO THE WEST AUGUSTINE.

IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THE CITY HAD A LICENSE AGREEMENT IN PLACE.

SO ANYTIME THAT THEY HAVE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TO THAT PARCEL, WE HAVE TO MODIFY THE LICENSE AGREEMENT.

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THEY WANTED TO MAKE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS, TO MAKE IT MORE OF A POCKET PARK OR A CORNER PARK ENTRYWAY INTO THE WEST AUGUSTINE AREA.

AND SO WHEN STAFF SAT DOWN, WE THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS IF WE TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP, THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CRA TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE COUNTY AND TAKE US OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF APPROVING LICENSE OR MODIFYING THE LICENSE AGREEMENT EVERY TIME IT COMES BEFORE US.

SO WE DID DO A STAFF REVIEW.

THERE'S NOTHING WE COULD THINK OF FROM A STAFF LEVEL, FROM THE UTILITY THAT WE WOULD NEED THE PARCEL FOR.

AND SO WE FELT COMFORTABLE PROPOSING THAT WE TRANSFER OWNERSHIP AND WE ALSO DID REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY AND THEY WOULD BE ACCEPTING OF THAT OWNERSHIP AS WELL.

NOW HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. HAVE A COMMENT.

I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS.

THIS FLOWER AND GURBAJ SPECIFICALLY REACHED OUT TO ME QUITE A WHILE AGO ABOUT THIS PARCEL AND ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WAS THEY'VE DONE A BEAUTIFUL JOB WITH THE FLOWERS AND SIGNAGE AND REALLY CLEANING IT UP AND MAKING IT LOOK NICE LOOKS BETTER THAN IT'S EVER LOOKED SINCE THEY STARTED TAKING CARE OF IT.

BUT THEY REALLY THEY CAN'T REALLY PROVIDE WATER TO THE SITE THEY WANT.

IT'S GOT ALL THESE CHALLENGES AND I THINK THAT IT WOULD MAKE IT SO MUCH EASIER.

AND IT WAS BACK TO REUNITE IT BACK INTO COUNTY THE COUNTY'S OWNERSHIP OR THAT THEY CAN EXTEND THEIR EFFORTS.

THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.

SO THAT I'M SURE I TOTALLY AGREE.

I'VE SEEN THEM.

IT'S JUST KIND OF LIKE A LITTLE AREA THAT IS REALLY LIMITED TO WHAT THEY CAN DO.

SO I THINK THAT THEY WOULD BEAUTIFY THAT AREA IS RIGHT BEHIND THAT.

I THINK PEOPLE IN THAT AREA A SENSE OF PRIDE, BE SOMEWHERE THEY CAN GO AND THEY CAN MAKE IT NICER AS YOU CROSS OVER THE TRACKS.

THAT'S BASICALLY THE FIRST AREA THAT YOU WILL SEE.

SO IT'S BEAUTIFY THAT WILL TAKE SOME OF THAT INTIMIDATION OF CROSSING THE TRACKS FOR PEOPLE THAT GO THROUGH THAT AREA ON A REGULAR.

JUST PUT THAT INTO MOTION? YES, I MOTION THAT.

WE GET THE PROPERTY ON THE CORNER OF SOUTH WALTON STREET AND WEST EIGHTH STREET.

SAINT JOHNS COUNTY.

SECOND. SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

HI. WONDERFUL.

YOU'LL BE BRINGING US BACK.

UM, ARE WE AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO ACT ON OUR BEHALF OR.

YES, MA'AM. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

GREAT SUGGESTION. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON TO BUDGET DISCUSSION REGARDING SPANISH VILLAGE STREETS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

[10.B. Budget discussion regarding Spanish and Sevilla Streets Capital Improvement Projects. (R. Franklin, Director Public Works)]

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IN THIS DAY AND AGE, WE HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND SO I WANTED TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THE TWO PROJECTS.

THEY'RE BOTH IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN.

SEVILLA STREET, WHICH IS ABOUT 1000 LINEAR FEET BETWEEN VALENCIA AND SARAGOSSA STREET.

THIS PROJECT IS STILL UNDER DESIGN.

IT'S A WRAP AROUND 90%.

AND SO WE HAD THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROJECT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD OUT THE BID.

WE COMPLETED THE DESIGN OF IT, WE PUT IT OUT TO BID.

IT INCLUDED SPANISH STREET FROM KUNA STREET TO ORANGE STREET AND TOLOMATO LANE FROM SPANISH STREET TO CORDOVA STREET.

AND THAT WAS REBREAKING AND DOING THE CURBLESS STREET DESIGN.

IT INCLUDES PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING IN THE PROJECT AS WELL.

IT ALSO INCLUDED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TOTAL MODEL LOT.

BUT WHEN WE PUT THIS OUT TO BID, IT CAME IN WAY OVER BUDGET.

AND THAT'S TYPICAL OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS NOW.

SO WE HAD TO SCOPE SOME THINGS, SO WE HAD TO PULL OUT THE TOLOMATO LOT, WHICH WE WILL PACKAGE UP AND CREATE ITS OWN PROJECT

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AND THEN WE HAD TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE CONTRACTOR THAT BID ON IT AND WE GOT THE PRICE DOWN TO ABOUT $3.5 MILLION.

AND THAT'S WHERE THE REQUEST COMES IN, BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE THE BUDGET FOR THE $3.5 MILLION.

SO WE LOOKED AT SEVILLE STREET AND REALLOCATING 1.11 $1,132,072 OF THE SEVILLE STREET PROJECT TO FULLY FUND THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROJECT.

AND SO THAT WAS WHAT I WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH YOU TODAY.

IF WE COULD, STAFF WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SPANISH STREET AND TOLOMATO LANE PROJECT SINCE IT'S READY TO GO NOW.

I KNOW WE DO HAVE SOME RESIDENTS IN THE CROWD THAT HAVE BEEN ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THIS PROJECT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT WE WOULD BASICALLY TAKE SEVILLE STREET AND YOU'LL SEE THAT GET PUSHED OUT IN THE FIVE YEAR CIP, AND THEN THE TOTAL MODEL LOT IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BECOME ITS OWN PROJECT THAT WOULD ALSO BE RE PROGRAMED INTO THE CIP AND YOU'LL SEE THAT COME BEFORE YOU IN THE NEW BUDGET YEAR OR IN THE NEW CIP WORKSHOP IF YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SPANISH STREET NOW.

PREFERENCES. WHAT IS THAT? SORRY. WHAT EXACTLY WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT PARKING LOT? YOU KNOW, THE TOTAL MODEL LOT WAS WE WERE LOOKING AT REPURPOSING IT TO INCLUDE MORE COMMERCIAL LOADING ZONES IN IT.

AND THE WHOLE IDEA WAS TO TRY TO GET THOSE TRUCK DELIVERY TRUCKS OFF OF THE STREET.

AND SO THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF TOLOMATO LOT REDESIGN WAS TO INCLUDE COMMERCIAL LOADING ZONES THAT NORTH PART OF SAINT GEORGE STREET.

WE CONSTANTLY GET THERE'S A DEMAND AND NEED FOR COMMERCIAL LOADING ZONES, AND THAT WOULD ALSO BE A PLACE FOR THEM TO GO AND REALLY BUSY TIMES JUST TO PROVIDE MORE CAPACITY FOR LOADING.

YEAH, I'VE SEEN SOME PICTURES POSTED ABOUT HOW THEY'RE TEARING UP SIDEWALKS BY PARKING ON THOSE.

SO YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT OR YOU ARE GOING TO BE COOL WITH THAT? WE WILL TAKE THAT PROJECT.

IT WILL BECOME ITS OWN PROJECT THAT WILL WE'LL HAVE TO FUND IN A FUTURE DATE.

I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

I AM TOO.

REALLY? THINK IT'S TOO BAD WE CAN'T TELL WHAT IT REALLY MEANS.

AND ALSO, I KNOW PHILOSOPHY IS IN BAD HEALTH, SO I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THAT.

DELIVERY TRUCKS ARE GOING TO USE SPANISH FOR THE TIME BEING.

THEY'LL STILL USE SPANISH UNTIL WE BUILD THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TOTAL MODEL LOT.

AND THEN YOU REMOVE THAT AT THAT TIME, WE'LL REMOVE THE LOADING ZONE AND THE NEW LOADING ZONE WILL BE WITHIN THE TOTAL MODEL LOT DUMPSTER AND THE DUMPSTER WILL BE TURNED INWARD.

SO EVERYTHING AT THE END OF THE DAY WILL ACCESS YOUR COMMERCIAL TRUCKS AND YOUR SOLID WASTE TRUCKS WILL ACCESS OFF OF CORDOVA STREET AND INTO THE TOTAL MODEL LOT.

AND WE'LL TAKE THEM COMPLETELY OFF OF SPANISH STREET.

AND THAT WAS THE INTENT.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE RAN INTO BUDGET ISSUES, LASCUNA INCLUDED.

THIS WAS ALSO TAKEN OUT.

YES, WE TOOK PUNA STREET OUT AS WELL.

IT IS DESIGNED SO THAT IS A FUTURE PROJECT AS WELL THAT CAN BE PROGRAMED INTO THE CIP AS ITS OWN PROJECT.

SEPARATE. I THINK YOU WOULD PROBABLY LIKE A MUCH CLEARER DIRECTION. ALL RIGHT.

UM, I MOVE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. MORE DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

I TOOK A WHILE, BUT IT'S GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM TEN C, WHICH IS A STAFF REPORT UPDATE ON THE GREYHOUND BUS STOP.

[10.C. Staff report and update on Greyhound Bus stop. (M. Breidenstein, Assistant City Manager)]

MEREDITH BREITENSTEIN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

I'M HERE JUST TO GIVE YOU A VERY BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR COMMUNICATION WITH THE GREYHOUND BUS COMPANY.

SINCE THE MEETING WHERE WE HEARD FROM THE COMMISSION THAT YOU ALL WERE INTERESTED IN BRINGING THAT BACK, WE HAVE HEARD BACK FROM THEM AND THEY HAVE ASKED US TO LET THEM KNOW

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AND SO IN WORKING WITH OUR MOBILITY TEAM AFTER THIS UPDATE, WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE MOBILITY TEAM TO SEE WHAT THEIR PREFERRED.

THEY FEEL LIKE THE BEST LOCATION WOULD BE POTENTIALLY THE SAME ONE THAT HAS BEEN, BUT WE WANT TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT OPTIONS ARE OUT THERE.

WE WILL THEN LET GREYHOUND KNOW WHAT THAT IS AND WHAT THE RENT WOULD BE AND THEY'LL GET BACK TO US.

SO IT'S ONLY BEEN EMAIL COMMUNICATION AT THIS POINT, BUT IT'S A START TO GET IN TOUCH WITH GREYHOUND.

SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT BRIEF UPDATE.

OKAY. ARE YOU TAKING INPUT FROM US? OF COURSE. CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH LOTS OF OPINIONS ABOUT WHERE IT SHOULD GO AND WHERE IT SHOULD GO.

SO JUST MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE THAT ANY LOCATION THAT IS SELECTED, THAT IT BE OPEN WITH RESTROOMS AND COMFORT FACILITIES, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM AT THE TIME THAT THE STOPS ARE MADE ON THAT.

SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS IF THEY STOP AT 6 A.M., IT NEEDS TO BE A FACILITY THAT HAS RESTROOMS, REFRESHMENTS, WHATEVER, WHETHER IT'S VENDING MACHINES OR NOT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHERE THEY STOP.

IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BUSINESS HOURS INSIDE THAT STOPS, I DON'T KNOW IF IT STOPS OR YOU CAN PICK THE TIMES BECAUSE WHAT STOPS ARE.

BUT I HAVE A FEELING WHEN I UNDERSTAND THAT THREE STOPS TODAY AND THEY RANGE FROM EARLY IN THE MORNING TO DAYTIME TO EVENING.

SO I WOULD BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT KIND OF PROCESS.

OKAY. WE WILL BRING THAT BACK.

THAT MAY MEAN THAT THE PARKING GARAGES, THE MUNICIPAL FACILITY IS NOT AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR US.

OKAY. SO OUR HOURS ARE NOT AT 6 A.M.

I'LL BRING THAT INFORMATION BACK TO GREYHOUND AS WE TALK ABOUT OPTIONS.

I AGREE WITH YOUR STATEMENT.

I DO, TOO. AND THAT I'VE THOUGHT I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE SUNSHINE BUS.

IT DOES HAVE A REGULAR STOP AT THE AIRPORT, AND I THOUGHT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO TALK TO THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY ABOUT HAVING THAT EXPECTATION OF IT'S JUST MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, BUT WE CAN ALSO SAY WE'RE ONLY GOING TO WORK WITH THE AUTHORITY BECAUSE IT WOULD BE IN THE CITY AT ALL.

BUT I THINK THE AIRPORT IS A GOOD OPTION.

IT'S OPEN AND WE HAVE A SUNSHINE BUS THAT THEY CAN WHEREVER THEY NEED.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

COMMENTS, HELPFUL COMMENTS AND DIRECTION.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS.

SO. ALL RIGHT.

SO OUR DISCUSSION OF THE CITIZEN SURVEY.

[10.D. Discussion of 2023 Citizen Survey rollout. (M. Wissel, Director Communications)]

MELISSA WISSEL, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR.

THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE ON THE ROLLOUT OF THE 2023 CITIZEN SURVEY.

THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT HAS CONTRACTED WITH POLCO TO CONDUCT A CITIZEN SURVEY USING THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY AS THE STANDARDIZED SURVEY INSTRUMENT.

IT IS A STANDARDIZED SURVEY THAT BENCHMARKS OUR COMMUNITY AGAINST SIMILAR SIZE AND RELATIONAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

IT MEASURES COMMUNITY LIVABILITY, ASSESSES RESIDENTS NEEDS, EVALUATES THE IMPACTS OF GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AND GAUGES SENTIMENT AND SATISFACTION OF OUR RESIDENTS WITH KEY SERVICE AREAS AND PROGRAMS. WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST.

MY UNDERSTANDING, GOING BACK AS FAR AS 2015 AND MOST RECENTLY IN 2019.

THERE ARE THREE PHASES TO THE SURVEY ROLLOUT.

THE FIRST IS A INVITATION IS SENT ON A MAIL OR CARD ON A POST CARD TO RANDOMLY SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS IN OUR CITY LIMITS.

AND THE INVITATION IS FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY ONLINE.

THE SECOND PHASE OF THE ROLLOUT IS THE INVITATIONS ARE SENT TO THOSE SAME SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS.

ONLY THIS TIME IT HAS A PAPER VERSION OF THE SURVEY IN THE MAIL AND ALLOWS THEM THE OPTION TO COMPLETE IT BY PAPER SURVEY AND IS ALSO SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT THEY CAN GO ONLINE.

THE THIRD ROLLOUT IS AN OPEN INVITATION TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE WHERE WE WOULD PUT THAT OUT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND NEWS AND NOTES AND OTHER WAYS OF ADVERTISING THAT.

BUT IT'S OPEN TO ANYONE.

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PLEASE. WHICH IS YOU HAD IN THE PACKET THE SAMPLES OF THE LETTERS, POST CARDS THAT GO OUT.

THEY GO OUT IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH.

AND I NEED CONFIRMATION OF YOUR PREFERENCE THAT IT WOULD BE SIGNED JUST BY THE MAYOR OR POSSIBLY ALSO INCLUDING CITY MANAGER SIGNATURE AS WELL.

I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH BOTH OF YOU, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE, IF YOU PREFER IT TO COME STRAIGHT FROM THE MAYOR.

THAT'S FINE. I JUST NEED SOME DIRECTION.

OKAY. WE'LL SEND IT FROM THE MAYOR DIRECTLY AS A SIGNATURE.

OKAY.

MY RECOMMENDATION MIGHT BE TO SEND IT FROM BOTH OF YOU SO THAT IT COMES FROM THE HEAD OF OUR COMMISSION, BUT ALSO CITY MANAGER IN YOUR NEW ROLE.

I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SHOW THAT THERE'S COMMITMENT FROM YOU AS WELL.

KIND OF JOINT RELATIONSHIP THERE.

THE PHONE NUMBER, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SAMPLES, IS EXED OUT.

IT WILL BE MY DESK PHONE SO THAT I CAN SCREEN THE CALLS, TAKE THOSE MESSAGES.

I'M NOT GOING TO PICK UP MY CELL PHONE ON IT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE REALLY.

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO HAVE IT. GO TO THE COZA NUMBER, WHICH WOULD INUNDATE THE CITY MANAGER'S ADMIN.

AND SO I JUST FIGURED I WOULD TAKE THAT ONE FOR THE TEAM.

I DID HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ON A COUPLE OF THE SURVEYS, IF YOU COULD, IN YOUR PACKET.

LOOKING AT THE SURVEY SAMPLES, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT SORT OF APPLY TO US, BUT I WANTED TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH HOW THE QUESTIONS ARE ASKED, STARTING WITH QUESTION NUMBER SEVEN.

WE DON'T REALLY HAVE WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED BY A STANDARD PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

WE HAVE A SUNSHINE BUS.

AND SO THE FOURTH QUESTION THERE SAYS EASE OF TRAVEL BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN SAINT AUGUSTINE.

MY QUESTION IS.

WE CAN ELIMINATE THE QUESTION OR WE CAN INCLUDE IT TO SAY EASE OF TRAVEL BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND PARENTHESES.

PUT SUNSHINE BUS.

UM, AND A COUPLE OF MY QUESTIONS HAVE TO DO WITH THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

SO IF YOU WANT ME TO ASK YOU THE OTHER FEW, WE CAN MAYBE DISCUSS THIS AS A WHOLE.

THE OTHER ONE IS ON QUESTION NUMBER EIGHT.

UH, ASKING THE RESIDENT WHETHER THEY HAVE DONE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, WE COULD SAY USED SUNSHINE BUS INSTEAD OF DRIVING.

WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THE BUS SERVICE THAT WE WERE EVEN JUST TALKING ABOUT ISN'T REALLY A BUS SERVICE FOR OUR CITY, AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE RAIL OR SUBWAY.

AND ON QUESTION NUMBER NINE, THERE'S ALSO A QUALITY OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING, WHICH IS BUS OR TRANSIT SERVICES, WHICH WE COULD LEAVE IN AS I DON'T KNOW. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT PUTTING IN QUESTIONS THAT EITHER DON'T REALLY APPLY OR THAT WE COULD PHRASE THEM TO GET A BETTER ANSWER. AND I APOLOGIZE.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER WAY TO ASK TO ASK THIS OF YOU THAN TO ASK YOU TONIGHT.

OKAY. I LIKE YOUR SUGGESTIONS.

IN FACT, I THINK IT'S GOOD DATA FOR US TO HAVE TO KNOW HOW MANY FOLKS THAT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS USE THE GREYHOUND BUS.

AND SO KNOWING HOW MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS USE THE SUNSHINE BUS, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL IN OUR OVERALL MOBILITY PLAN.

SO MAKING THAT THOSE QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE SUNSHINE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I HAD ANY OTHER.

I HAD TWO OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE QUESTIONS.

LET ME MAKE SURE I DON'T MISS ANY OF THEM.

ON QUESTION NUMBER, I'M SORRY.

WELL, THAT WAS MY NEXT ONE. SO QUESTION NUMBER NINE WILL REMOVE THE SNOW REMOVAL.

AND ON QUESTION NUMBER 11, OVERALL, HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? THEY DO NOT INCLUDE COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE SAINT JOHNS COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

I HAD A NOTE STATE.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE A STATE. OKAY.

INCLUDE STATE AS WELL.

STATE SERVICES, THOUGH.

WHAT? KMT IS BEST [INAUDIBLE] CITY.

OKAY. STATE OF FLORIDA.

I'M ASKING ONLY BECAUSE I COULDN'T THINK OF SOMETHING RIGHT OFF.

SO I WONDER IF IN PARENTHESES WE SHOULD SAY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION E.G..

OKAY. THOSE WERE MY ONLY QUESTIONS.

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VERY LAST QUESTION.

14 YES, 14 BECAUSE YOU IDENTIFIED ANOTHER WAY. WHAT IS YOUR GENDER? 14 [INAUDIBLE] IDENTIFY ANOTHER WAY, THEN YOU GO TO 14.

IS THERE SOME WAY THAT WE WOULD USE THOSE DATA? WE WOULD.

I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE DATED TO KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD NECESSARILY BE USING IT.

I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE STANDARDIZED QUESTION.

BUT WE CAN IF YOU'D LIKE TO REMOVE IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO REMOVE IT, BUT IT'S ALSO I'M NOT EVEN SURE IT'S AN INCLUSIVE LIST OF ALL OTHER WAYS PEOPLE MIGHT IDENTIFY.

SO WITHOUT BEING TOTALLY INCLUSIVE, I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW USEFUL IT IS.

AND THE LAST ONE THAT SAYS IDENTIFY IN ANOTHER WAY WOULD BE SORT OF THE OTHER.

DO YOU WANT ME TO ASK AND SEE IF THERE'S ANOTHER WAY WITH A BLANK WHERE SOMEONE CAN 14 IS PRAISED NOW.

WOMAN MAN IDENTIFY IN ANOTHER WAY AND THEN JUST TAKE OUT GO TO.

OKAY. TAKE OUT A SURE.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE KNOW WHICH WAY.

RIGHT. SURE.

IDENTIFY. OKAY.

THAT WAS ON MY LIST TOO, AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD NOT BE THERE SURVEYING THIS SO THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL.

AND ALSO ON QUESTION NINE, YOU HAVE POLICE AND SHERIFF'S SERVICES AS ONE, AND WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE SERVICES. AND I THINK SOME OF THE COMMENTS I GET A LOT ABOUT THE 911, WHICH PEOPLE WHO CALL AND REALIZE IT'S THE SHERIFF, WE MAY WANT TO HAVE THOSE SEPARATE BECAUSE WE GET A LOT OF INPUT FROM THE 911 SITUATION AND THE SHERIFF'S IS HANDLING THAT FOR US.

BUT THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE CONFUSING FOR THE PEOPLE TO HAVE.

AND ONE SO I CAN PROBABLY ASK THEM TO GIVE US TWO LINE ITEMS IN THAT WE'LL REMOVE SNOW REMOVAL AND ADD SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SO WE'LL TAKE WE'LL MAKE IT CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE POLICE AND SAINT JOHNS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

OKAY. THAT'S A GREAT CATCH.

I DIDN'T CATCH THAT.

UM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? THE DATA SHOULD BE BACK, AS YOU SAW ON THE TIMELINE.

I'M TRYING TO TARGET GETTING THIS BACK SO THAT WE CAN REPORT BACK BY THE END OF FISCAL YEAR.

BUT THAT'S NOT A HARD DEADLINE.

WE HAVE A CONTRACT THAT WILL BE VALID FOR THREE YEARS OR IT'S IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS.

SO IT'S NOT A HARD DEADLINE.

I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

SURE. UNDER QUESTION SEVEN, THERE'S A LINE FOR AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE, QUALITY FOOD.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF.

I'M NOT SURE HOW TO PHRASE THIS, BUT WE HAVE NONPROFITS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE PROVIDING PEOPLE IN NEED WITH FOOD.

WE ALSO HAVE FOOD DESERTS THAT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION, FOR EXAMPLE, TO GET TO A GROCERY STORE, TO GET A HANDLE ON THOSE NUMBERS, INCREASE THOSE.

SO WOULD ADDING AVAILABILITY OF WOULD YOU CONSIDER THAT A FOOD PANTRY AVAILABILITY OR ACCESS TO FOOD PANTRY.

THAT'S ONE GIVE AWAY ALSO.

YEAH. SO ANY KIND OF FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION SERVICES, THAT'S WHERE YOU PHRASE IT BEST AT THIS.

BUT ALSO THE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER PEOPLE I'M THINKING IN PARTICULAR HAVE ACCESS TO A GROCERY STORE OR IS IT JUST THE DOLLAR STORE? THOSE ARE IMPORTANT CONSIDERING.

SO MAYBE IT'S NOT AVAILABILITY SO MUCH AS IT IS ACCESSIBILITY.

SO THAT'S.

YEAH. I WILL.

DO WHAT I CAN TO PHRASE THOSE QUESTIONS IN A WAY TO ADD A FEW THINGS TO THE LIST.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. HOW HAVE YOU USED THIS IN THE PAST? A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON HERE THAT ARE THE BENEFIT OF THE SURVEY OR NOT.

BUT HOW DO YOU USE THAT?

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SO LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A BASELINE SURVEY, SO IT HELPS US TO COMPARE ACROSS THE LINE TO COMPARABLE COMMUNITIES, BUT IT WILL GIVE YOU A REALLY GOOD INDICATION WHERE WE RANK AGAINST COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE.

IF WE'RE IN THE 90TH PERCENTILE OR 30TH PERCENTILE, HOW WELL WE'RE DOING.

AND WHEN WE SIGNED THIS CONTRACT, I MENTIONED TO YOU WHEN I FIRST SHARED THIS WITH YOU TO BE ABLE TO DO THOSE MINI SURVEYS, THE OPTION OF ADDING A SMALLER SECTION TO THIS PARTICULAR SURVEY THAT WOULD ADDRESS ONE COMPONENT.

YOU WOULD GET MAYBE FOUR QUESTIONS.

THE WAY THAT THESE ARE WRITTEN, YOU WOULD GET MAYBE 4 OR 5 QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE ANSWERS LIKE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

BUT FIRST OFF, IT WOULD BE ANOTHER $2,800, WHEREAS THE CONTRACT THAT WE SIGNED WILL ALLOW US TO DIG INTO THOSE OTHER TOPICS AND DO A MUCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION SO WE CAN ACTUALLY TAKE THE RESULTS FROM THIS AND WHERE WE SEE A REAL LOW NUMBER WHERE WE'RE NOT DOING WELL, WE COULD ACTUALLY TAKE THAT DATA AND SAY, OH, LET'S REVISIT THIS QUESTION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND COME UP WITH A MORE IN DEPTH SURVEY ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE NOT DOING WELL, THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO GOT THE SURVEY THE LAST TWO TIMES, BUT I DON'T THINK I WAS EVER MAILED BACK.

RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN INTERESTING FOR ME TO PARTICIPATE.

AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SELECTED RANDOM? I DON'T. I DON'T KNOW THAT NUMBER EXACTLY.

IT'S A YEAH, IT'S A MAGIC NUMBER THAT THEY PUT INTO THE INTO THE COMPUTER AND IT SPITS IT BACK.

THE IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, WE DID PRESENT OR WE HAD THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SURVEY ORGANIZATION COME AND PRESENT THE RESULTS TO THE COMMISSION.

BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE EVER DID ANYTHING PUBLICLY TO PUT THIS SUMMER OTHER THAN HERE'S THE REPORT, WHICH IT'S A GREAT REPORT, BUT IT'S A LOT OF NUMBERS, A LOT OF GRAPHS.

SO I WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PRESENT BACK TO YOU.

THOSE RESULTS AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT WE DO A BETTER JOB.

NOT THAT WE DID A BAD JOB, BUT PEOPLE ARE PAYING MORE ATTENTION NOW.

I THINK. SO WE WILL MAKE SURE TO COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY BACK OUT OF PEOPLE, ONLY HOMEOWNERS.

SO THEY USE THE WHAT THEY DO IS THEY'LL GET THE PHYSICAL ADDRESSES.

THEY GO.

THEY DON'T REALLY USE THE TAX RECORDS IT GOES TO IN TERMS OF HOME OWNER, IT GOES TO THE PHYSICAL ADDRESS.

SO IF I'M A LONG TERM TENANT AND THAT'S MY ADDRESS, I'M GOING TO GET THAT.

MY GUESS WOULD BE FOR SOMETHING LIKE A SHORT TERM RENTAL OR A VACATION RENTAL, MOST LIKELY THOSE ADDRESSES, I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME, BUT THE HOMEOWNERS PROBABLY ARE NOT HAVING MAIL DELIVERED TO THAT PHYSICAL ADDRESS.

SO MY HOPE WOULD BE THAT OUR SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE NOT GETTING THE SURVEYS.

THAT'S ONE OF THEM. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS SOME OF THEM HAVE IT FORWARD.

AND SO IF THEY DON'T DESIGNATE THAT THEY'RE AN OWNER OF A BUSINESS, SHORT TERM RENTALS, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT AS IT'S A RESIDENCE.

SO BE A BOX THAT SAYS I OWN.

YES, THERE IS. AT THE VERY END IT ASKS IF YOU'RE IF YOU OWN THE HOME OR YOU RENT, IT'S IN THE SURVEY.

IT JUST SAYS, DO YOU RENT OR OWN YOUR HOME? HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU LIVED IN SAINT AUGUSTINE? I LIKE THE IDEA OF THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL HELP US COMPARE AGAINST THE LAST ONE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A NUMBER OF YEARS SINCE ORIGINALLY WE INTENDED TO DO IT EVERY OTHER YEAR OR EVERY TWO YEARS.

AND WE JUST HAVE FOR SO MANY YEARS NOW.

BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN LOOK BACK AT THE LAST TWO I THINK THE LAST TWO FOCUSED ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

YES. SO MAYBE WE COULD CHANGE THAT TUNE THIS TIME.

AND SO THEN WILL YOU BE TAKING QUESTIONS FROM US ON WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE IN THE NEXT START? OKAY. ISSUES, WE CAN WE CAN DECIDE TONIGHT, MAYBE THE NEXT TWO TOPICS.

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WE CAN START WORKING ON IT ANY TIME.

OKAY. AND WHAT TWO ITEMS ARE YOU? HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED.

I BELIEVE CONSERVATION IS ONE WHICH WE CAN CALL CONSERVATION LAND MANAGEMENT.

I DID ASK THEM TO GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME CONSERVATION QUESTIONS, BUT IT WAS MORE ABOUT RESILIENCY AND SEA LEVEL RISE AND NOT THE TYPE OF CONSERVATION, I THINK, WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LAND ACQUISITION.

SO WE CAN I CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT.

SO MY MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE CONSERVATION BASED ON WHAT YOU ALL HAVE TOLD ME.

AND I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO KNOW WHERE PEOPLE ARE GETTING THEIR INFORMATION.

IF WE'RE IF WE'RE MISSING THE MARK, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY STRUGGLE WITH KNOWING HOW WELL WE'RE DOING BECAUSE WE THINK WE'RE DOING AWESOME.

BUT WE ALSO HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, BUT WE PUT IT OUT THERE, SO WE'RE CLEARLY MISSING SOMETHING.

SO I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THERE SHOULD BE A LIMIT ON HOW MANY THINGS WE HAVE TO ASK, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SO IT'S BEEN NEXT YEAR, I THAN TEN YEARS SINCE WE DID A VISIONING EXERCISE AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY USEFUL AND I'M NOT SURE MAYBE IT COULD BE IMPROVED UPON THE WAY IT WAS DONE.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT CITIZENS FEEL THAT IT WOULD BE A WORTHY ENDEAVOR TO HAVE A TEN YEAR REVISION OF THE CORE VALUES OF LOGIC LAID DOWN.

SO IS AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW THEY'RE INTERESTED BECAUSE IT'S A CITIZEN DRIVEN.

IT MIGHT BE ABLE TO TIE IN THE VISIONING IDEA WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF MAYBE HOW RESIDENTS.

SEE THEMSELVES OR SEE THE CITY AND HOW WE SEE THE CITY, THAT VISION OF WHAT WE DESCRIBE AS A LIVABLE VISION OF THE CITY AND WHETHER PEOPLE SEE THAT AS WELL.

SO I COULD OR WE CAN DO IT.

ARE YOU WANTING TO ASK, DO A WHOLE SURVEY ON WHETHER PEOPLE WOULD WE CAN PROBABLY INCORPORATE SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, THOUGH, TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS.

OKAY. I'D LIKE TO KNOW SINCE EXERCISE WITHIN THE INTERESTED IN AND INVOLVED IN THE VISIONING IN 2024 AND NEXT YEAR.

OKAY. THIS YEAR.

NEXT YEAR OR 2024.

I CERTAINLY DON'T KNOW HOW.

SO I'LL INCLUDE IT IN WHAT I'M RESEARCHING ON HOW TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO ONE OF THE SURVEYS.

THE SMALLER SURVEYS, BURNING ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT.

BUT THAT'S A GOOD SEGWAY IS THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK ARE YOUR BURNING ISSUES.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? CITIZENS THAT LIVE HERE OPERATE BUSINESSES HERE.

SO BASICALLY I'LL TAKE CONSERVATION AND COMMUNICATIONS AS MY TWO FOR NOW.

OKAY. YES.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. IT'S

[11.A. Legislative update. Informational Only No Presentation. (K. Traynor, Assistant City Attorney)]

SO FAR, HE'S SIGNED ALL OF THE BILLS THAT WE WERE FOLLOWING.

HE VETOED A COUPLE OF BILLS, BUT THEY WEREN'T GERMANE TO WHAT WE DO.

IT HAD TO DO WITH THE NAMING OF PHYSICIANS DEGREES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THE ONE THAT'S PROBABLY MOST GERMANE TO US THAT WE'RE STILL WAITING ON IS WHAT'S CALLED THE LOCAL ORDINANCE BILL, AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT REQUIRED AN ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND PROVIDED FOR BUSINESS DAMAGES AND ATTORNEY'S FEES FOR ANY ORDINANCE THAT WE PASSED THAT AFFECTED A LOCAL BUSINESS.

SO THAT PARTICULAR BILL HAS NOT BEEN FORWARDED TO THE GOVERNOR YET.

I'M TOLD KELLY WAS WORKING ON IT WHILE I WAS AWAY.

SO AS SOON AS IT'S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR, I THINK THE GOVERNOR HAS, I WANT TO SAY, 15 DAYS TO EITHER VETO OR SIGN.

SO THAT'S PROBABLY THE LAST BIG ONE THAT WE'RE WAITING TO SEE.

AND OF COURSE, THE BUDGET TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY LINE ITEM VETOES.

[02:05:02]

I JUST HAVE A COMMENT ON THIS.

THANK YOU FOR THE SUMMARY.

I'M REALLY TROUBLED BY THE PREEMPTION ON SENATE BILL 540, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, BECAUSE THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT LOCAL PLANNING BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CITIZENS AND ALSO HAVE A VERY LARGE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON US SIMILAR THAN OTHER BUILDING YOU JUST MENTIONED.

SO JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE AND THEN SENATE, THE HOUSE BILL 111 FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE VULNERABILITY STUDIES WHICH THE GOVERNOR LAST FRIDAY FOR 15 DAYS TO TAKE ACTION ON THAT.

AND SO YOU KNOW, I'LL BE MEETING WITH OUR LOBBYIST.

WE WILL BE IN YOUR REPORT.

YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE].

THAT'S FINE. I HAVE NOTHING THIS EVENING.

[13. ITEMS BY CITY MANAGER]

PREVIOUS SPEAKER HAD BROUGHT THAT UP UNDER PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE SOLD 13 DOLPHIN LAST WEEK.

AS YOU RECALL, THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT WAS DONATED TO THE CITY THROUGH A LIFE ESTATE.

THROUGH THE GENEROUS DONATIONS OF THE MIDDLETON FAMILY AND FAMILY.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THEIR DONATION.

THAT MONEY IS EARMARKED FOR THE MIDDLETON HOUSE ARCHEOLOGY CENTER.

WE LISTED THE PROPERTY FOR $1,325,000, AND AFTER CLOSING COSTS, WE ACHIEVED $1,351,000 IN CHANGE.

SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.

THAT MONEY WILL BE PUT INTO A RESERVE ACCOUNT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIDDLETON HOUSE ARCHEOLOGY CENTER.

AND FINALLY, WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

THE FLORIDA LEAGUE IS ASKING FOR US TO DESIGNATE A VOTING DELEGATE.

CUSTOMARILY, THAT IS THE MAYOR.

THEY HAVE GOT A FORM THAT THEY WOULD LIKE ME TO SIGN IDENTIFYING THE VOTING DELEGATE FOR THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

AND I'M ASKING FOR CONSENSUS THAT WOULD BE THE MAYOR OR ANOTHER.

THANK YOU. SO HAPPY TO DO IT.

SO BE IT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. SO THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU.

VERY NICE REPORT.

MR. NEW CITY MANAGER.

WELCOME. SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE IS ITEMS BY MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

[14. ITEMS BY MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS]

I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO FIRST.

YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PASSIONATE USA ORGANIZATION AND THE REQUEST TO JOIN IN PARTNERSHIP AND THE USE OF OUR CITY SEAL IN THE EFFORT.

IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY WORTHY ENDEAVOR.

THERE'S NO OBLIGATION ON OUR PART.

I THINK IT'S A VERY POSITIVE THING, AND WE HAVE ALL THE HELP THAT WE NEED FROM OUR OWN PASSIONATE SELVES ORGANIZATION.

AND I DID NOT KNOW THAT WE WERE COMING UP ON TEN YEARS.

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A SCRAP OF PAPER AND JUST A BLINK OF AN EYE WAS YESTERDAY.

SO BUT YOU'RE ALL NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT.

SO IF WE CAN GET SOME GOOD STUFF.

I THINK IT'S GREAT. YEAH, THE TEAM IS.

THEY'VE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THEY'RE READY TO TAKE ON WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE.

I PERSONALLY AM ALWAYS A LITTLE LEERY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A TITLE THAT MAY NOT MATCH THEIR MISSION.

SO I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH, WENT ON THE WEBSITE, WATCHED THE VIDEOS, AND ACTUALLY TRIED TO DIG INTO THE FUNDING SOURCE, AND IT LOOKS PRETTY LEGITIMATE.

SO I WAS A LITTLE SKEPTICAL AT FIRST, BUT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I'M GLAD I DID NOT KNOW WE HAD A PASSIONATE.

WELL, I THINK THEY JUST DECLARED IT.

THEY WENT FIRST AND THEN WE JOIN THEM.

SO PARTNERS OBVIOUSLY HAVE A LOT OF MEETINGS AND SO FORTH, AND HE DOESN'T DO A LOT OF THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY GO TO A LOT OF COMMISSION MEETINGS AND FIGHT FOR RIGHTS AND JUST CAUSES.

SO THEY REALLY HAVE REALLY EXCELLENT WITH THAT NAVIGATING ACTUALLY THE PEOPLE THAT WERE JUST.

[02:10:04]

SHE TURNED THAT OVER TO THEM.

SO THEY ARE THE ONES THAT GO AROUND AT THIS TIME LIVE HERE AND DO A LOT OF THE THINGS.

SO. OKAY. THANK YOU.

YEAH. OH, OKAY.

I JUST WANT TO GET A MOTION ON THE BOOKS FOR THE.

THAT'S SO MOVED.

SO I'LL SAY I THINK I ONLY HAVE ONE THING, SO I'LL. MAYBE I'LL.

FIRST OF ALL, I'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY FOLKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE STAFF FOLLOW UP ON DEVELOPING A NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINAGE STUDY FOR THE PART OF HOLLYWOOD THAT IS WITHOUT CURB AND GUTTER.

AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, SEVERAL OF THE AND SOME OTHER PORTIONS OF HOLLYWOOD AND THAT WE INCLUDED IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET WORKSHOP PROCESS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF.

THEY ESTIMATE THAT THE STUDY COST S ABOUT $50,000.

SO MAKING THAT REQUEST.

AND THEN SECONDLY, RECOGNIZING THE FOLKS HERE FROM FISH ISLAND COMMUNITY ALLIANCE, AS YOU NOTED IN MARCH OF 2022, THAT THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE TIME SUPPORTED TAKING THAT APPROXIMATELY 30 ACRES OF FISH ISLAND ROAD AND DESIGNATING IT AS A PARK WITH SPACE FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT HAD BEEN AS A TRAINING AREA FOR OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL AT THE TIME.

FOLLOWING THAT, I HAD IN SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH STAFF AND ASKED THEM TO FOLLOW UP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD COMPLETE PROTECTION OF THAT UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY ON FISH ISLAND ROAD.

THE REMAINDER OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

OLD WATER TREATMENT PLANT BY PUTTING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO SOME.

THE WELL REGARDED AND LONG STANDING CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION.

AND WHAT THAT WOULD DO IS PUT A LAYER OF PROTECTION OVER THAT PROPERTY SO THAT A FUTURE DECISION MIGHT NOT REVERSE WITH THIS PREVIOUS COMMISSION AND THIS COMMISSION, FROM WHAT I'M GATHERING AT LEAST, HAS THE INTENT.

SO I'M ADVOCATING FOR FOLLOWING UP ON FOR FOLLOWING UP ON POSSIBILITY.

THE POSSIBLE HOLDER FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENT SUCH AS LAND TRUSTS WITHOUT NECESSARILY WE'LL START WITH THE NORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST.

THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ITSELF WILL HAVE TO BE SURVEYED AND A LEGAL DESCRIPTION WILL HAVE TO BE PRODUCED.

SO THAT WILL TAKE A LITTLE TIME.

SO I ASK THE COMMUNITY FOR SOME PATIENCE, BUT WE'LL BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE NORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST OR SIMILAR BODY.

AND JUST SO THE RECORD IS CLEAR, IS THERE GENERAL CONSENSUS TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO DO THAT? OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

I'LL WAIT FOR THOSE COMMENTS. SO THAT'S A BIG REQUEST.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS ONE.

SPUR OF THE MOMENT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR A PRESENTATION ABOUT IT ENTAILS A STAFF REPORT WITH FEASIBILITY, ETCETERA? OR ARE YOU A PERSON? ASK? I DON'T NEED ANYTHING ELSE.

I THINK WE INTENDED TO SAY THAT WE NEED TO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

YEAH. I'M BASICALLY FOLLOWED THAT WHEN I FOLLOWED THE EMAILS AND SO FORTH.

I SAW THEM WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD CAUSE AND I THINK WE NEED TO PRESERVE THE NATURE AND AND WHAT ALL THE THINGS THAT WAS PROMISED THAT WHEN IT WAS ATTACHED.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO LET'S SEE.

CONSENSUS FOR HEARING AS MOVING FORWARD.

THE REASON I ASKED IS THERE WASN'T 100% AGREEMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE ABOUT THIS.

SO I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR STAFF TO REPORT.

IN OTHER WORDS, LIKE WHICH CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION WAS CHOSEN AND WHY?

[02:15:06]

YEAH. WE HAVE MADE THE AGREEMENT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LEGAL DOCUMENT, RIGHT? IT'S AN EASEMENT THAT WOULD BE PLACED ON THE DEED TO OUR PROPERTY.

SO WE'LL RETURN WITH THAT FINAL FORM AND FINAL APPROVAL ONCE WE SUITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IDENTIFIED AND THEY AGREED TO HOLD THAT CONSERVATION EASEMENT, THAT WILL CERTAINLY BRING IT BACK TO YOU FOR FINAL APPROVAL.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. UM, I HAVE A FRIEND DOWN THE OTHER DAY TO SEE THE GALLIMORE CENTER BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THAT AREA CENTER OVER WALKING TRACK AND ALSO WENT OVER TO THE HEALING PLACE.

AND IT HIT MY SPIRIT AFTER TAKING THEM TO THE GALLIMORE CENTER.

THAT I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE UTILIZE THE GALLAGHER CENTER FOR POSITIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO IT CAME TO ME THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.

AND I TALKED TO GREG WHITE, WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY RAN A AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM ON THE WEST SIDE AT THE LEGION AND THE AMERICAN LEGION BUILDING.

HE HAS A PILOT FOR THAT WAS GOING TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION.

HE WOULD UTILIZE THAT PILOT AND PUT IT IN THE GALLIMORE CENTER IF WE WANT TO USE IT.

AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF SINGLE PARENTS OUT THERE.

SO WINDOW OF TIME WHEN YOU YOUR CHILDREN GET OUT OF SCHOOL AND YOU GET HOME, THIS PROGRAM FROM THE STRUCTURE AND HAVING BEEN TO IT, THEY PROVIDE LIKE HOMEWORK.

THEY HAVE A TEACHER THERE THAT'S QUALIFIED.

THEY PROVIDE THEM WITH DOING THEIR HOMEWORK AND THEY PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SNACKS WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE AT THE GALLIMORE CENTER, A PLAYGROUND.

AND SO IT WOULD BE VERY EASY.

THEY GET GRANTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND WINDOW OF 2 TO 5 AND 6:00 THAT BUILDING WOULD BE UTILIZED.

CURRENTLY, THE GALLIMORE CENTER IS USED ON THE WEEKENDS FOR WEDDINGS ISSUES, ON THE WEEKENDS FOR SOME CHURCH SERVICES AND SOME PEOPLE USE IT AT NIGHT.

BUT THERE'S A WINDOW FROM 2 TO 6 AND YOU COULD GO DOWN THERE ANY GIVEN DAY AND IT'S CLOSED.

THERE'S NOTHING BEING UTILIZED.

AND I THINK. COMING UP ON 40 YEARS THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST OPENING UP FOR THE SWIMMING POOL IN THE SUMMERTIME.

I THINK THAT WE'RE NOT USING IT TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.

THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME IN HERE AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT SCHOOL THAT HAS OPENED ON MARTIN LUTHER KING STREET.

NOW, IF YOU IF THOSE CHILDREN WENT OVER TO THE GALLIMORE CENTER, THAT WAS ABANDONED, ALL THAT TRAFFIC THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH AND COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR KIDS BEING PART OF THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND THEY COULD COME THROUGH THE GALLIMORE PARKING LOT AND PICK UP THEIR CHILDREN, WHICH WAS FREED UP THE RIGHT AWAY ON THOSE ROADS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT KIDS ARE HOME NOT SAFE.

THEY DON'T HAVE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WHEN I WAS A CHILD, WE WERE TOLD TO GO IN THAT HOUSE AND LOCK THAT DOOR, NOT OPEN IT FOR ANYBODY.

AND SO THERE'S PROBABLY STILL A LOT OF THAT GOING ON NOW IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT THIS WOULD HELP OUR CHILDREN BE SAFER.

I THINK THAT THIS WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY SEE THAT THE GALOIS CENTER IS A VIABLE BUILDING THAT IS BEING UTILIZED TO ITS FULL CAPACITY IN THE CITY LIMITS. AGAIN, WE ALREADY HAVE SOMEONE IN PLACE THAT WILL IS OFFERING TO DO THEIR PILOT THERE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO START WITH GROUND FROM ZERO. I THINK IT CAN BE UP AND RUNNING EFFECTIVELY.

AND BEFORE WE GET INTO, WELL, WHO'S GOING TO STOP IT? BECAUSE THE PERSON THAT THE GALAMISON DON'T WANT TO WORK LATER.

WE HAVE A CUSTODIAN THAT WORKS THE 9:00 AT NIGHT SO THEY COULD GO OVER THERE AND LOCK THAT BUILDING UP.

SO. SO WE CAN HAVE MR. WHITE COME IN IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED IN MOVING FORWARD ON THIS AND DO A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE PILOT AND TALK TO HIM, HE SAID HE HAS AN INSTRUCTOR THAT IS MAKING AMAZING OVER THERE.

SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE SUNSHINE, GO BRING YOUR PHONES, KNOW ABOUT THIS IN ADVANCE, BUT IT'S A WIN.

SO ONE FOR OUR CHILDREN.

IT'S A WIN FOR THIS SIDE OF THE CITY THAT IS NOT GETTING THAT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.

IF I COULD COMMENT ON THE I THINK THAT'S REALLY A GREAT IDEA AND REALLY COMPATIBLE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON.

[02:20:01]

IT'S FLYING RIGHT NOW.

THEY'RE RUNNING AROUND AND HAVING A GREAT TIME.

THE KIDS ARE. BUT I THINK BECAUSE IT'S A SUMMER PROGRAM, IT'S HEAVILY CERTAIN SUMMER, BUT NOT DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.

ALL RIGHT, THEN, LET'S GET A PRESENTATION FROM MR. WHITE. WHERE DO YOU SUGGEST? WELL, I COULD ALSO BRING TO YOU A CALENDAR OF WHEN THE GALEN CENTER IS RESERVED.

SO YOU HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHEN WE HAVE EVENTS TAKING PLACE.

AND MAYBE THAT COULD DOVETAIL WITH MR. WHITE'S PRESENTATION OF WHEN THE OPERATING HOURS MIGHT POTENTIALLY BE THIS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, AND WE'LL JUST WORK TOWARDS THAT GOAL.

DO YOU DO I LIKE THAT.

AND I'M CURIOUS BECAUSE I DO WONDER, WOULD THE CHILDREN WALK TO THE GALEN CENTER OR ARE THEY IS THERE A BUS OR HOW WOULD THEY.

I KNOW THAT EACH SCHOOL HAS ITS OWN AFTERCARE PROGRAM, BUT ALL THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE CITY, LIKE, WELL, I GUESS ARE STILL DOING IT.

THEY ALL HAVE THEIR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. BUT WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS IT FOR CHILDREN THAT ARE YOU SAYING THAT GO TO VERITAS AND GO FROM THERE TO.

WELL, THAT WAS GOING TO THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL.

AND YOU CAN GET A PERSON TO GO AND ESCORT THOSE CHILDREN BECAUSE IT'S ONLY AROUND THE CORNER.

THEY WILL HAVE SOME SUPERVISION.

THEY KIND OF WORK THAT OUT WITH THE SCHOOL OR THEY CAN WORK IT OUT WITH WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.

AND SO BUT THE CHILDREN, WHEREVER THEY'RE COMING FROM, I'M ASSUMING THERE'S A GREAT NEED IN THE IN THE IN THE CITY FOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. I THINK THAT PARENTS WOULD PARTNER WITH OTHER OTHER PARENTS TO GET THEIR KIDS PICKED OUT AND TAKE THEM FROM THAT LOCATION.

I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A VAN FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION, HAS A VAN THAT THEY HAD TO TRANSPORT KIDS.

THEY WOULD. BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THOSE KIDS GET TO THAT PLACE AND THEY HAVE A GREAT TIME THERE AND CONSTANTLY SHOWING THAT THEY'RE LEARNING SOMETHING WHEN THEY HAVE PRESENTATIONS OUT THERE AND KIDS ARE LEARNING HISTORY, THEY'RE LEARNING DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY JUST BUILD A PLAYGROUND OVER THERE.

BUT WE ALREADY HAVE A PLAYGROUND THAT'S PROBABLY BEING UNDERUTILIZED.

OKAY. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD START THERE.

WELL, I ONLY HAD TWO BEFORE WE STARTED.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MR. FRANKLIN FOR ASSISTANT MANAGER ALSO.

I HAVE I'VE MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES ZORA NEALE HURSTON PARK.

IT'S ON OUR LIST TO BE LOOKED AT.

I'M ALSO KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT THE AREA AROUND THE CIRCLE AND THE PARKING GARAGE.

I KNOW THERE'S VENDORS THERE, BUT THERE'S THERE'S A HUGE AREA OF DIRT AND THERE'S BEEN A SIDEWALK CREATED FROM THE MONUMENT ALL THE WAY OVER TO ORANGE STREET.

AND I SPOKE TO THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER.

HE BELIEVED HE WAS GOING TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER THAT WAS OUR PROPERTY OR HIS STATE PROPERTY BEHIND THE BEHIND THE CEMETERY THERE BETWEEN THE CEMETERY AND THE CIRCLE.

SO I'D LIKE TO YOU KNOW, I CAN'T GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT.

SO THE HUGUENOT CEMETERY ON ITS NORTH SIDE BETWEEN THE VIC AND THE HUGUENOT CEMETERY, THERE'S AN AREA THAT'S BEHIND OUR STATUE WITH THE FACES THAT THE FOUNTAIN.

AND THEN THERE'S THE SPANISH TRAIL.

CORRECT. AND THE SPANISH TRAIL BALL.

THAT LOCATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A SITE FOR THE AUTO, NOT THE AUDUBON SOCIETY.

AUDUBON SOCIETY WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP A GARDEN THERE.

WE HAD TO REPAIR A BACKFLOW PREVENTER THAT SERVED THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR THAT PART OF THE SITE.

AND WE WERE GOING TO BRING BACK THAT DESIGN FOR THE AUDUBON SOCIETY GARDEN, IF THAT'S THE LOCATION YOU WERE THINKING OF? WELL, NOT REALLY.

IT'S MORE WEST THAN THAT.

YOU KNOW WHERE THE NEW MONUMENT IS FOR THE ISAAC BARRETT? YES. THERE'S AN ORANGE TREE.

THERE'S NOW A DIRT PATH WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WALK.

IT'S A NICE PATH TO HAVE BECAUSE IT AVOIDS THEM COMING TO THE INTERSECTION.

OKAY. THAT GRASSY AREA ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HUGUENOT CEMETERY IS, I BELIEVE, SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY.

I'LL HAVE TO CHECK. THAT'S WHERE THE WHERE THE LITTLE READOUT IS.

YEAH, THAT'S WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM.

YES. THE DENTAL BUILDING.

YES. DENTAL BUILDING.

BUT I WILL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT AND BRING THAT BACK TO YOU.

[02:25:02]

JUST LOOKS OKAY.

THE SECOND THING WAS I BROUGHT IT UP WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND MAYBE I SHOULD MAKE IT PUBLIC.

DURING MY CAMPAIGN, I MENTIONED THAT WE IN MY PAST LIFE, WE'VE BROUGHT PUBLIC MEETINGS TO NEIGHBORHOODS, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE US INVESTIGATE WHETHER WE CAN TAKE SOME OF OUR CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS TO THE WATERWORKS, TO THE WEST SIDE AND ALSO TO AN ISLAND, YOU KNOW, ONE TIME OF YEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE A TOPIC.

FOR INSTANCE, THE FIRE STATION, WE HAVE A TOPIC THAT'S GOING TO BE HEAVILY POPULATED BY PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'D BE NICE FOR US TO GO TO THEM AND HAVE THEM DO THAT.

CITY MANAGER HOW WE DO THAT WITH CAMERAS AND MICROPHONES AND ALL THAT.

I APPRECIATE HIS EFFORT.

I DID HAVE A CALL ABOUT SOME CONCERNS OF A PARK AND THE PEOPLE THAT INHABITED THAT AND JUST MAKING SURE WE ARE AWARE OF THAT AND AWARE OF THAT, THAT THEY STAY ON TOP OF THAT.

WE DID HAVE A RESIDENT CALL 911 AND THE DISPATCH DID NOT KNOW WHERE VICKERS PARK WAS.

SO JUST WE JUST NEED TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF DUAL TRAINING THERE.

THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IS A GOOD IDEA, BUT BEING IN THAT REALM ALL MY LIFE, IT'S A PROFIT CENTER FOR SCHOOLS.

I DOUBT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO GIVE UP THEIR CHILDREN TO COME OVER TO THAT PROGRAM.

THE SCHOOLS MAKE A PROFIT OFF OF THAT.

SO IT'S ALSO GOING TO HAVE TO BE LICENSED AS A DAYCARE CENTER.

SO IT'S NOT AS EASY AS JUST HAVING SOMEBODY COME IN.

SO DO WE DO THE RESEARCH ON THE PROPER WAY TO RUN A CENTER LIKE THAT? IT'S A GREAT IDEA. TRANSPORTATION WILL BE AN ISSUE TO GET THIS TO THE SCHOOL.

THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. CONTINUE TO SEND YOUR DEVELOP YOUR BEST IDEAS SUGGESTIONS TODAY.

I. AND RESPONDING TO A SPEAKER THAT CAME IN PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES.

AND I SEE YOU'RE JUMPING IN.

I'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF NUMEROUS EMAILS ABOUT THIS.

I'VE SPOKEN WITH AMERICANS ABOUT THIS, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO GO AWAY.

SO LET'S HEAR.

SURE. THERE WAS A DRAFT OF ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES THAT WAS CREATED BY MR. MARQUIS, AND I BELIEVED THAT IT WAS SORT OF AVAILABLE ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.

ANYONE WHO WAS INTERESTED IN WHAT THE ARCHITECTURE OF LINCOLNVILLE HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN CAN COULD USE IT AS A RESOURCE IN TERMS OF CODIFYING IT, THAT THE LINCOLN, THE POTENTIAL OF LINCOLNVILLE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES ARE KIND OF BEING BUNDLED IN WITH THE UPDATE AND THAT'S WHY IT'S DRAGGED A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S GOING TO BE IF APPROVED AND IT HAS TO GO TO GET RECOMMENDED BY THE, AS YOU KNOW, AND COME TO CITY COMMISSION FOR TWO READINGS AND SO ON.

BUT IN THEORY THE CONCEPT WAS TO HAVE IT AS A MODULE OF PHP, SO YOU WOULD HAVE THE DISTRICT ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE A SEPARATE, SEPARATE MODULE, A SEPARATE CHAPTER FOR LINCOLNVILLE.

SO THE, THE SUBSTANTIVE WORK IN ESSENCE HAS BEEN DONE AND MISS SKINNER IS PROBABLY STILL MAYBE IN THE BACK.

UM, WHAT OUR CHALLENGE IN TERMS OF CODIFYING IT WAS THAT THERE WAS A REQUEST THAT WE BRING IT TOGETHER WITH THE UPDATE AND THAT'S TAKEN THE UPDATES ARE FOR THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS.

SO ALL THOSE DOORKNOB STYLES AND COLORS AND [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT'S TAKEN A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME THAN I THINK WAS ANTICIPATED.

SO IT'S STILL ON THE ON THE TO DO BOARD.

IT HASN'T BEEN FORGOTTEN.

BUT THE REASON IT'S SLOWED DOWN IS BECAUSE IT WAS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A RUBRIC OF THE NEW ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES.

SO WE'D HAVE THE GUIDELINES AND THEN WE'D HAVE GUIDELINES THAT WOULD BE COMBINED WITH THE UPDATE ON THE APP.

AND YOU CAN EXPECT TO HEAR MORE ON THAT.

MEANWHILE, WHAT I WAS TOLD THAT THESE ARE GUIDELINES WITH THE DRAFT 2022, WHICH IS ONLINE.

SO I DIDN'T READ. IT'S A LONG DOCUMENT, BUT THOSE ARE NOT SHELVES AND NEEDS TO AND HAVE TO.

[02:30:06]

CORRECT. YOU WANT TO DO IT RIGHT.

HERE'S HOW YOU DO IT.

CORRECT. WHAT I'M HEARING IS, WHICH I LOVE THAT PART, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE COMBINED WITH ADHD.

BUT WHAT I'M HEARING IS HOW IS ANYBODY SUPPOSED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT? HOW IS IT MADE AVAILABLE? YOU MEAN THE CODIFIED VERSION? I'M NOT TALKING. OH, THE VOLUNTARY ONE.

OKAY. 2022.

THAT'S ONLINE IN THE STACK OF DOCUMENTS ONLINE.

AND THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN GET IT.

I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION, I THINK.

OKAY. SO THE DRAFT VERSION IS ONLINE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

CORRECT. BUT IT WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU AT YOUR JUNE, JULY 20TH AGENCY MEETING FOR FINAL APPROVAL.

AT THAT TIME, WE CAN HAVE A BIGGER PRESENCE ON OUR CITY HOME PAGE.

WE CAN PUBLISH THESE GUIDELINES, SEND THEM INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, GET THEM TO THE LCRA, WHOEVER ELSE WOULD LIKE THEM.

WE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO DISTRIBUTE A DRAFT DOCUMENT LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT MAY GO THROUGH SOME MINOR CHANGES BEFORE FINAL APPROVAL, BUT THAT'S ON ITS WAY.

PERFECT. BECAUSE THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION PLAN AND WE CAN HEAR ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION PLAN AT THAT TIME.

SO IT'S COMING. AND I UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORS WERE IMPATIENT, BUT THAT'S FINE.

IT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT.

PERFECT. VERY GOOD MEETING.

THANK YOU ALL. AND TO THAT, I JUST WANTED TO ADD THIS.

I KNOW JIM WAS SAYING ABOUT THE SCHOOL, THAT'S NOT THE ONLY SERVICE ON THE ISLAND CENTER. IT'S GOING TO COME OVER HERE.

OKAY. THAT SAID, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.